Thanks. As for the photo, It was in July while I was in California. I was out in the gold creeks east of Sacramento, sniping for gold dust. We probably only got a few cents worth of gold, but it wasn't for the money, it was for the experience. I was knee deep (and elbow deep) in the cold waters of the creek, and I was tearing apart bedrock with a rock hammer, looking in the cracks for glints of yellow.

I'll have a look at your articles. It's taking some getting used to this format. TTFN Paul