Hi Frank,
Thanks for the comment. A friend of mine in FL found some stock backgrounds, then grabbed my trailer image from my web and I sent him a link to the buggy image and a couple hours of playing in PhotoShop and that's what he sent me.
Most trailer-folk like us will understand the Amish buggy reference.
That won't be the final banner but I think I am close. I like the warmness of the colors of this banner than I do the colors in the logo another friend of mine did (the last one I had on).
Once I settle in on a banner, I plan to change the forum colors from the various shades of blue to something that is a bit warmer, like the sunset in the banner etc.
Jim