Yesterday, while the lower part of Disappointment Valley was getting rain (yay!), some of the upper northern and eastern ridges got snow!
This is from Disappointment Road looking east-ish across Spring Creek Basin.
McKenna Peak across Round Top. That’s some decent snow!
Temple Butte, obscured by low snow clouds.
We needed this moisture badly.
First-time mama Aiyanna is already well-versed in the behavior of her daughter, Bia. Here, Bia has approached and seems to “check in” with mom before sidling up beside her for an evening snack of baby’s best nourishment. Aiyanna is such an easy-going mama. Bia is a beloved baby (by her aunties and daddy, too!).
Skywalker, earthbound below a stormy sky. No rain then; hopefully rain today … and tomorrow.
Aka Maia. 🙂
Wow. That’s some serious mud immersion! She and her band weren’t far from a pond that still has good water. Hopefully we have some rain coming this weekend. It is dry, dry, dusty dry.
In good news: Today is the last day of third rifle season.
If this pic of pretty Mysterium up to her knees in the east-pocket pond doesn’t help you feel refreshed and relieved … sit with it a while. … It’ll come. 🙂
Apologies for the lack of a post this morning. Life is busy-ness.
In good news, Terra looks lovely any time of day (or night). I so love her beautiful dark, expressive eyes.
Chipeta, just down a little hill from her band, stood in banded sunshine and shadow. It gives her a bit of a dramatic presentation.
Love those moody blues, modeled so well by Flash. The day had been really smoky/hazy/dusty (?), and the clouds were skimmed high over the sky, so the light had a really interesting quality – not cloudy but definitely not sunny. By the time I took this pic of Flash, against Filly Peak, way in the distance, the sun had set into a low-to-the-horizon cloud bank, and the light was just … bluey. Not grey. Kind of cool. Filly Peak usually is very orangey/taupey/beigey um, tan. The far blue ridge is outside/beyond Spring Creek Basin, and that *blue* is dense pinon-juniper forest.
Houdini was not interested in interacting with the band that had Flash’s attention; she was over the ridge, minding her own business.
Fuzzy pony with a complicated, fairy-knotted, burr-decorated autumn mane.
To all those who serve or have served in any branch of the U.S. military, thank you for your service to these United States and the goal of protecting the freedoms of those who don’t, who haven’t, who cannot understand the sacrifice.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 