. I went to an estate sale a couple of weeks ago and asked the lady running it if there were any insulators. She said no, but that her deceased husband was a lineman and she took all the glass he had kept in the house and put it in the backyard, and that I was welcome to have a look and take any I wanted for 3 bucks a piece. Apparently she wasn't as fond of the things as her husband was and didn't want them in the house anymore. Anyway, off I go in hopes of finding some treasured Colorado glass. When I arrive at the gate to the backyard, I take pause for a moment or two as I consider what I'm going to tell a cop if a neighbor calls me in as a suspicious stranger lurking about, or what I'm going to do if there's a mean dog associated with the rather larger chew bones I see laying on the ground and ignoring my "here boy calls" just waiting for me to step inside. Anyway, the lure of large porcelain Multipart power pieces & the glimmer of glass spread around is irresistible, so in I go. Well, no sooner do I close the gate when I hear the sound of a doggy door fly open and look over to see two big ole hairy critters bolting straight for me. Not having time to get back out I take the chance that "no bared teeth" is a fair sign that I'm not on their lunch menu. I found out later that the Great Pyrenees father accounted for their gigantic size and the golden retriever mom for the overly friendly yet slobbery welcome and unending desire to help me in my quest to find all the insulators hidden around the yard. After finding 60 or so pieces hidden under bushes, stashed in window wells, used as bird feeders and even hot tub décor, I came away with the three in the photo. Seems this lineman valued simple reminders of the work he enjoyed rather than those of much monetary value and enjoyed looking at them around the house after he retired. What a nut, huh? The WFG toll is a common found Denver color and used by the gazillions, but the two beehives are a bit different. I've plucked and seen a fair amount of the K, A, H & no letter HG CO greens and this one is more vibrant than the lime yet not as deep as the apple. The blue seems to fall somewhere between what most folks are calling sky blue & powder blue. There's a lot of blues and greens out there that are tricky to put a name to, but what ever the name, these are gorgeous and differ nicely from any other in my lineups of each color. Proof it never hurts to ask.