Time for a change...

I'm a HUGE fan of changing my hair color. It doesn't matter the color, I'm all for it. Now cutting it, I'm NOT a huge fan of that. For some reason the thought of changing my hairstyle scares me. I know it's hair and it will grow back, but it scares me. Around this time of year I always get the itch to go shorter, but I can never find a style that I just know will look right on me. I still want it to go into a pony for really hot days on the boat. I still want the style to be easy to do. I can just never find the right one. So I dye my hair to pacify me til the next urge hits me.
Here is the before me (it's a really bad picture, but it shows my hair color):


Here is the after me:


What do you think of the new color?