Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

People have been wondering (according to our news channel) if and when they can return to swimming pools this summer. The mustangs wonder whether they’ll have enough water to fill their pony pools.

Storm and his band and another couple of bands found a seep that has a nice little pony-size pool right in the middle of it, and, as the gnats are making their appearance (!), they’re using it as much as a wading pool as a place to drink.

It’s a bit mucky, and that’s why our boy looks a bit greyer than grey as he saunters after his band on a warming day in the springtime.

“You know how I like it when they walk.” ~ Ron Weasley

Harry Potter fans will recognize that quote. 🙂 In the magical world of mustangs, who DOESN’T like it when they walk?!

This is a cellphone grab shot of our beautiful Raven-girl crossing in front of the stunning La Sal Mountains with much of Spring Creek Basin between here and there. The image isn’t very sharp, but these days, the sharp lines we thought we knew have blurred and straggled … and still, there is beauty to be found and recognized.

Health and strength to all of you. May you find beauty and renewal in the best places, close to home.

Happy Easter.

Hayden knew I needed a shot of that big wide open, and so he consented to mosey away from his band for a bit so I could include his magic presence.

In truth, he just likes to mosey. Here, he’s walking back to where they were still hanging out with me. 🙂

We were in a far eastern part of Spring Creek Basin, and this is looking across to the La Sal Mountains in southeastern Utah.

In this time of everyone’s lives being turned upside down and inside out because of the coronavirus and efforts of people to stay healthy and keep others safe by staying home, I wish for you all some brief peace in the form of these images from Spring Creek Basin.

Out here, it’s still possible to believe in the goodness and beauty and magic of the wild world.

Stay safe and healthy.

The weather was lovely for a nap. There was a skiff of snow in the morning, but it didn’t last long.

The Denver news weather woman talked about coming weather that might feel more like winter than spring. … Like that would be a bad thing, especially because we in the southwestern corner of the state are wondering who stole our winter.

Bring the rain, bring the snow! Just bring the MOISTURE!

Tenaz does like to pose in front of the snowy La Sal Mountains, doesn’t he?

Though we’d like to see white all the way to the horizon, it’s good to see snow on those not-too-distant peaks.