Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Gaia and her daughter, Cassidy Rain, formerly with Grey/Traveler’s band, now are with Storm’s band, which previously consisted just of Roja and her yearling son, Killian.

Pretty mama and baby girl.

Isn’t it strange to see a foal turning not lighter but darker?? (In our basin of dominant greys, it is!) Now she’s the rich, dark brown of her sire, Cinch. The question is: Will she stay this color?

Spring Creek Basin’s Gaia …

… with her baby girl, Cassidy Rain. Gorgeous girls in golden light.

Oh, what mamas have to put up with. 🙂

But the love … the love …

Mama and daughter from a cloudy evening before the rain. Look at those long baby lashes!

In fact, that night, I walked one of the big arroyos that drain Spring Creek Basin in a section HP and I hadn’t ridden, and it was totally dry. I made my report later: Not a seep to be found. A few nights later, Spring Creek was running with water! Can’t wait to see what moisture awaits the next time I can visit the basin and her beauties!

Cassidy Rain with mama Gaia at sunrise.

I spent sunrise with my favorite band, then visited Hollywood’s band. Good news: Kestrel got Comanche back. And yes, I mean it just like that.

Divine morning. Sometimes I’m reduced to happy tears to feel the blessings of this life. You can’t witness moments like these and not believe in the beauty of the world, that it’s something worth fighting for. Glorious.