Odin and Piedra browse while Kestrel looks back at a following bachelor (I didn’t know it when I took this pic, but there was another band farther away and out of sight over a hill; they showed up later).
This pic (and for at least a few days to come, though our snow is melting *rapidly* as I type this Friday) was taken the day after the big snowfall. I was amazed that there was still so much snow covering the ground and shadscale and sage and four-wing saltbush and snake weed and grasses!
Muddy, muddy, muddy underneath the snow. North-facing sides of arroyos were still snow-covered; south-facing sides were muddy ski slopes (vertical or almost nearly so)! Good luck getting up the sides unless you had a bit of an erosion channel to use as steps or enough snow to jam a foot in sideways – and get it to hold just long enough to step up with your other foot!
Fabulous, wonderful moisture. I hope this is a sign of a good winter to come.
* The snow wasn’t actually very fluffy; it was really rather wet. But the alliteration worked for the post title. 🙂
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Great picture! So glad for the snow!
Whew – so are we. 🙂
THAT is glorious, TJ!! You and the ponies really got an impressive amount of snow. I’m so glad, and like you, hoping this is a harbinger for our winter totals. Gorgeous photo – the snowscapes always make those mustangs pop in their bay and buckskin and gray attire!
I was astonished at how much we got and how long it lasted! There’s still snow on the eastern ridges (and north-facing slopes, spotty), but mostly, it’s gone under today’s sunshine and warmer temps. 🙂
P.S. This is a sure candidate for a calendar photo, TJ!
Ah … maybe so. 😉
Beautiful, welcome snow for the horses and all th
Yes, indeed. 🙂