I was doing one of those things where I was focusing on the horses in the foreground, then focusing on the mountains in the background … when a little bit of a scuffle broke out, interrupting naps all around.
Post-scuffle, I had the mountains in focus but not the horse. … I still kinda think it works. What do ya’ll think?
Happy winter solstice!
These December days have been glorious. No doubt about it.
Some snow would be great. 🙂
From my vantage point with another band, I saw these lovelies lined out walking toward a pond in the distance.
We’re really all just small critters in this great, wide and wild world of ours.
See them?
See the other thems? 🙂
With winter coats like those, mustangs can nap comfortably even with a nippy wind swirling.
And with a view like that, who wouldn’t want to peacefully linger?
The clouds were playing tag with the lowering sun, and while I was waiting for a bit more light on the scene, the subtle light was just divine.
Despite the sharp wind, Sundance was perfectly at ease. I was perfectly glad of all my layers!
From about mid-Spring Creek Basin looking northwest not long before sunset Friday evening. You know, the day we were supposed to get snow.
The passing snow squalls were “this side” (eastish) of Utah’s La Sal Mountains.
Later, very just most immediately before sunset shuttered the light on the rimrocks above Spring Creek canyon, the snow had passed, but the light was still gorgeous.
I was hoping sunset would light up those clouds like it did the previous night, when I was driving and had no camera to hand but my phone.
The cloud/sunset light show never really materialized (some subtle color), but THIS color is always gorgeous and rewarding! (Some snow ON us would have been greatly appreciated.)
Because I’ve referenced it, and because it deserves to be seen, this was the light show Thursday night from U.S. Highway 491 heading north from Cortez, Colorado:
The best camera is the one in your hand. The best light is that in front of you, wherever you are. 🙂
Not only did we get the gift of snow Friday, I saw Hollywood on Saturday. 🙂
He’s thin (much more thin than I’d like to see him at this time of year (or any time of year)), but he seems to be relatively OK. He drank at the edge of a frozen pond, then walked away on a trail to the spot where I found him napping in the (relatively) warm sunlight. He didn’t acknowledge my presence much at all (which was OK as it meant he wasn’t bothered), and I was able to walk around and get a good look at him. I couldn’t tell about his eye (napping, he had both of them mostly closed), but other than being thin, he doesn’t seem to have any particular injuries.
He did pick a very scenic location to stop for a midday nap. 🙂
Bonus: Hollywood’s scenery looking across Spring Creek Basin and Disappointment Valley to Utah’s La Sal Mountains, looking pristine under a cover of fresh snow.
Today, of all days, give free rein to your gratitude.
We should not forget or ignore or make light of the devastation happening in many parts of the world currently, and in our own parts of the world, we should do all within our power to make things better and brighter for those around us. Hate and ignorance should not rule.
In my quiet, mostly peaceful (hunting seasons from second to fourth (currently) have been not so peaceful …) valley, it’s easy to count my/our blessings every beautiful day – and there are many to count, starting with that very peace.
On this Thanksgiving Day, I hope commercialism is the least of your concerns and the blessings in your lives are the most – and I hope they are many.
I am grateful for my family; their support means everything to me.
I am grateful for friends who are like family.
I am grateful for my mustangs – they fill my heart every single day.
I am grateful for my home and my kitties in this most beautiful of wild places, surrounded by mustangs.
Not least, I am grateful for you readers and lovers of these Spring Creek Basin mustangs. 🙂
Lady Houdini is showing her age more these days, and she still warily avoids the photographer, but she seems to be doing well with young Flash. I was so happy to catch sight of the pair this gorgeous – and very cold! – autumn day at the end of October.
Happy birthday to my wonderful, horse-loving mom, Nancy! 🙂
From Kestrel and me and all the wild lovelies in Spring Creek Basin!
