Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Flashy Flash. He has grown into a most handsome young stallion, even while he’s greyed out and lost his spots.

Where have the years gone? 🙂

A brief glimpse of Buckeye the other day as the rain clouds cleared. They were way deep in Spring Creek Basin’s eastern McKenna Peak Wilderness Study Area, and there wasn’t much evidence that it *had* rained. The thirsty land and vegetation slurps it up, and the wind takes care of any water that was “foolish” (!) enough to puddle.

When I first saw them from a distance, they were south of a known seep; by the time I got out to them, they had walked north and crossed my (their) trail. There’s water in a pond not far west, and the fact that they were as deep as they were leaves me knowing that they have water sources that *enable* them to stay as deep as they do. Not where *I* know water can be found but where *they* know water can be found.

Terra was napping in the sunshine and wind … her tail caught in a random … stick of some kind? She did eventually turn and wander off to graze, yanking her tail free of the stick as she went, so it wasn’t nearly as caught as it looked. 🙂

Happy Mother’s Day to all great mothers out there! For every little thing you do with care and love – even exasperation at times! – we thank you and love you back. 🥰

Huge love to my own mom, who is the awesomest mom! I love you! 😍

Alegre on the move, ruffled by wind. Usually, her mane – and her fabulous braid – is all on the right side of her neck.

Bia in her very own secret forest. She’s as beautiful as a fairy princess!

Big-belly-boy Skywalker. 🙂

By the time you read this, we might be getting rain??!! Keep those fingers crossed!

Buckeye models his magnificent-wild-stallion look. The mud just adds to his fashion!

Oh, how I love him. 🙂

Cassidy Rain and her band found a nice little hill “peninsula” high in the northwestern part of Spring Creek Basin. The flying critters aren’t too bad yet, and they’d found a perfect place to enjoy the breeze and the view. Maybe they were just scouting ahead of gnat season. 🙂