imageArray = new Array();
  current = "";
  function load_img(name_src)
  {
    if(document.images) {
      var temp = imageArray[name_src];
      if(! temp) {
        temp = new Image();
        temp.src = name_src;
        imageArray[name_src] = temp;
      }

      return temp;
    }
  }
  function replace_img(name, name_src)
  {    
    if(document.images) {
      if(name != current) {
        document[name].src = load_img(name_src).src;
      }
    }
  }

    load_img("menu/home_h.gif");
	load_img("http://www.ontheplains.com/menu/galleries_h.gif");
	load_img("http://www.ontheplains.com/menu/news_h.gif");
	load_img("http://www.ontheplains.com/menu/contact_h.gif");
	load_img("http://www.ontheplains.com/menu/bio_h.gif");
	load_img("http://www.ontheplains.com/menu/store_h.gif");
	
	
	
var theImages = new Array() 
theImages[0] = '/images/strip_1.jpg'
theImages[1] = '/images/strip_2.jpg'
theImages[2] = '/images/strip_3.jpg'
theImages[3] = '/images/strip_4.jpg'
theImages[4] = '/images/strip_5.jpg'
theImages[5] = '/images/strip_6.jpg'
theImages[6] = '/images/strip_7.jpg'
theImages[7] = '/images/strip_8.jpg'
theImages[8] = '/images/strip_9.jpg'
theImages[9] = '/images/strip_10.jpg'
theImages[10] = '/images/strip_11.jpg'
theImages[11] = '/images/strip_12.jpg'
theImages[12] = '/images/strip_13.jpg'
theImages[13] = '/images/strip_14.jpg'
theImages[14] = '/images/strip_15.jpg'
theImages[15] = '/images/strip_16.jpg'
theImages[16] = '/images/strip_17.jpg'
theImages[17] = '/images/strip_18.jpg'
theImages[18] = '/images/strip_19.jpg'


var j = 0
var p = theImages.length;
var preBuffer = new Array()
for (i = 0; i < p; i++){
   preBuffer[i] = new Image()
   preBuffer[i].src = theImages[i]
}
var whichImage = Math.round(Math.random()*(p-1));
function showImage(){
document.write('<img src="'+theImages[whichImage]+'">');
}