There’s a theme … really …
The horses were just going crazy with bugs or flies or … I think it’s the wetter-than-usual conditions (although it was fairly windy and dry right at the moment) because usually we’re past the bugs by now – and they weren’t going for me at all. Alpha was seeking a little protection under Storm’s neck and got the double benefit of Luna’s tail; Gideon in the foreground. He’s 2 … but still her baby.
I am completely in love with these two – yep, with Comanche, “back” with “Steeldust’s band.” Love how they’re “sharing” an eye in this image.
Baby ‘Nona is a knockout, and I’m not the only one who thinks so …
She loves me!
Err … she loves me not? Or: Gideon gets his first lesson in the mystery of the opposite sex.
She loves me – I think?!
Oh, that little ‘Nona … 😉
OK, not a baby, but I can’t resist that sweet baby-face – bachelor Mouse.
WARNING FOR SNAKE-O-PHOBES!
Depending on how you scroll and the size of your monitor, that warning may not help …
Are you ready?
You’re wondering how this could POSSIBLY fit the theme – I know you are. When I first saw “this” snake, it was little, and I identified by the very teeny tiny tip of its testy tail that it was a rattler. Look at the rattle in this picture. Not very teeny, eh? The out-of-focus blur at right is the rock the teeny tail disappeared behind as I came walking up. Disclaimer: I’m not nearly as close as this photo – cropped after being shot at 400 mm – would have you believe. Impact is everything, after all. Because of the grass and distance, I couldn’t really see much detail through the viewfinder, but I knew enough that I didn’t want to hang around. Theory: This is mama snake, after baby snake of the teensy rattle crawled back to the “home hole” for safety.
Baby love, indeed. 🙂
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 