Well, not only did we not get any of the semi-forecast snow Tuesday night (in the forecast, out of the forecast, in … out … ), the sky was as clear as crystal studded with diamonds, showing off that glorious ol’ moon at its best and brightest!
Earlier in the day (shown), we had semi-optimistic clouds (though nothing came of their presence), and also howling wind.
Temple was trying to take advantage of the semi-protection of a lone juniper (the wind was from the right/south), and you can see that she’s not the first mustang to ever seek shelter beneath its branches. It’s also in a bit of a shallow drainage on a hillside, so that might have helped, too.
Not long after this pic was taken, most of the rest of her family joined her, but apparently, there was some disagreement about who should stand where (maybe, about who had the seniority to stand most protected?), and they went off grazing again, leaving Temple (mostly) at peace (having, apparently, prevailed in her seniority). 🙂
P.S. What looks like a tiny dark slash at sort of upper left in the pic is a raven winging his/her way across the scene.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Those windbreaks are in high demand these days but they only accommodate a few bodies! I like the way the mustangs eventually conceded to the “first come, first served” rule rather than fight over that precious cedar. 😁
True – and key word “eventually.” 🙂 It wasn’t without a bit of jostling!
She looks very contented to be snoozing under the tree!
She sure seemed to be. She was there when I arrived … and still there when I left! 🙂
Love this photo and your accompanying explanation! So much fun to see and read!Sent from my iPad
Glad you liked it, Karen. 🙂