Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Shadow keeps an eye on her band, drinking in the arroyo below, and on the photographer. Just in case, you know, *something*.

The news of the day in Disappointment Valley is RAIN.

The addendum is WIND.

But we still got rain. 🙂 It soaked in pretty much immediately, but there were a few puddles in places that the wind couldn’t suck up immediately.

Houdini, Alegre and Maia took advantage of the rain and damp ground to get in some good, wriggly rolls.

What stories can this guy tell? 🙂 Handsome Storm is the strong, silent type.

Kwana had a little chat with another stallion, then made a bee-line back to his mares, who moved away from the source of conflict … at his very direct request.

We had some very promising clouds, especially toward evening. The wind picked up, the radar showed lovely green … and not a drop fell in the real world. Yep, it’s still dry.

The day I took this pic was yet another red-flag-warning day (strong winds, low humidity, warm temps – ripe for high fire danger), but Gaia looks unruffled as she follows the band while grazing along the top of a hill.

Gaia emerged from winter looking a bit lean and scruffy, but with a diet of even sparse spring greens, she’s looking very healthy.

Killian shows off his home on the range.

It looks inviting, doesn’t it? 🙂