A Few Kiln Pics

What follows are some pics taken as the kiln was cooling down earlier today. Wish I could have been there for the unloading... but that just didn't work out. The pictures only reflect part of the front stack of the kiln as it was still hot inside!
As I took these, I thought to myself...gosh, each firing is so different and unique.
This handbuilt piece was one of mine, just made a few days after I returned from Bolivia. I wanted to get back at the wheel then, but it was too early, so I made this pinchpot.
The tumbler is mine. I experimented with some new surface designs. This one has soda ash in the center of it. In the front of the pictures is Julie's plate and next to my tumbler is Ro's piece.
Another closeup of two tumblers.
One of Becky's birds at the bottom right of the front stack, next to Julie's pots. Can't see if the birds 'kissed' any of Julie's pots surrounding it, meaning where a roseish color ended up on Julie's pots.
The cones after many hours of hard work. These are indicators of the temperature in the kiln... one stack is usually placed at the bottom and another at the top. One of Becky's birds in the back watched the cones throughout the firing.
Will show some pics of the finished pots later. I'm pleased with them for the most part as I tried some new surface designs. More about why I chose what I chose later.
Oh, and I hope to post some about my recent trip this weekend. Gotta look through all those pics first!