Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Comanche’s and Hollywood’s bands have been close since last year. They separate, come back together, separate … Since Hollywood acquired Shane, the bands haven’t been as close. Piedra is due to foal a couple of weeks before Kestrel, and I had wondered how that would affect the dynamic, especially knowing Comanche stole most of Hollywood’s band (except Piedra) last year briefly.

This was a day a few weeks ago when not only were Comanche’s and Hollywood’s bands close, they were close to Grey/Traveler’s band. That’s Kestrel, watching a pronghorn buck, with some of Grey’s band in the background.

Spring is springing. The phlox and little white daisies are up – the first to bloom in the basin. Wouldn’t you know – snow in the forecast tonight and tomorrow. Not supposed to be much accumulation (an inch?). I’m ready for spring, but we need the moisture. March is supposed to be our wettest month of the year; I recorded just five days in March that it snowed, and I bet the total was less than 6 inches in the basin. Most people have probably heard about the huge wildfire near Denver. It is very, very dry; it’s going to be a tough year, I think.