Labor Day

7 09 2015

Aurora and Comanche against a dramatic sunset-lit Spring Creek Basin ridgeline.

By their labor, this country was born – even before it was America.





Loverly

6 09 2015

Juniper

Pretty grey girl Juniper in a greasewood “forest.” She’s so grey now, she looks almost blue. Such a lovely!





Handsome devil

5 09 2015

Hollywood

Hollywood is just another handsome mustang in just another gorgeous place in just another tiny corner of the West. And thank goodness for all those “justs.” They *just* add beauty to our world!





A little froggy

4 09 2015

Frog in the catchment apron water from rain early this morning.

A frog in the desert? Yup. Disappointment Valley got a few drops of rain – enough to hit the water catchment’s aprons. In the puddled water at the base of one of those aprons was this little critter. S/he seemed to be alone. There’s rain in the forecast, but we’ve had a tough time getting it to actually fall on the target (that’d be Spring Creek Basin). But our range and ponies still look pretty great – especially for September.





Battle scars

3 09 2015

Sundance

The life of a wild stallion isn’t all mares and roses. Thankfully, mustangs seem to heal ultra fast. 🙂





The face(s) of wild

2 09 2015

Houdini and Alegre

Those beautiful faces …! Houdini and Alegre epitomize wild, wary beauty in Spring Creek Basin.