LOL Dan - a lot of it has to do with the lighting in the pictures
My hair is dark blonde, maybe even light brown... in the more recent pics, the sun was reflecting off of my hair, which probably makes it look lighter than it is...
Okay, okay - and so yeah, I got a few little highlights too, though most of the differences are just lighting and the fact that I'm outdoors more now than I used to be
Geez - I cant get nuthin' past this group! LOL