Add image to header.tpl file

Hi. I want to add an additional image to my header (in between my logo and my search box to the right). Normally and in the past, I would/have just added some html to my tpl_header.php page where I want the logo to appear. Then add the style to my stylesheet. This is what I am thinking:

<div id="midheader"><img src="../images/MYIMAGE.gif" width="100" height="60" alt="Mid Header"></div>

But I am now wondering, if this would be the best practice to just add html to the .tpl php page? Plus, I am running both SSL and non SSL so I am a little worried about that image not showing correctly on each page (if I hard link). The image is in my images folder in my current loaded template. Is this the correct context? I see an aweful lot of syntax that is written in .php (which I am not good at) that looks like this:

<img src="<?php  echo $template->get_template_dir('',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images').'/'.HEADER_ICON_CART ?>" alt="cart icon" class="cart-icon"  />

I can get the text in the right area of the tpl_header.php file. And I can figure out how to style it. I am just concerned with the coding I need to add the the tpl_header.php file. Am I OK with the concept of the coding above for this page?

<div id="midheader"><img src="../images/MYIMAGE.gif" width="100" height="60" alt="Mid Header"></div>

img src=".. should handle http or https

OK so adding this text on the .tpl page will not be an issue. I have done it in the past, but was just wondering if it was not good practice. Thank you.

OK so adding this text on the .tpl page will not be an issue
Just use the template override system

The image URL is not correct so it is not directing to my template folder. I have this coding:

<div id="midheader"><img src="../images/midheader.png" alt="Best of Cincinnati Award"></div>

When I look at the source of the page, I see this:

<div id="midheader"><img src="[URL="http://www.zen-cart.com/view-source:http://www.lasilhouettelingerie.com/images/midheader.png"]../images/midheader.png[/URL]" alt="Best of Cincinnati Award"></div>

I am sorry for such a simple question, but how do I make this URL direct to my images folder (without putting in the whole URL)?

Oh your cart is in a folder....

Try

<div id="midheader"><img src="../store/images/midheader.png" alt="Best of Cincinnati Award"></div>

Ohhh I see. I am supposed to put the image in the root image folder as the base of my shop. I was keeping the image in my customized template image folder. I just put the full URL with the https, so it will show in the non-SSL store; and when I go to the SSL store my users do not get the security notification. The way I do it now it shows my template folder in the source code. But I noticed the URL gives away the template location anyway, for other generated images as well.

That is what the php does - points to the template/images folder

DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images')