So much brown

4 11 2019

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During many visits to Spring Creek Basin, we see mustangs in the distance (at least initially) as “little white dots.” We have a lot of grey horses. 🙂

We also have a lot of brown in our views. Especially since it hasn’t rained in 487,329 days – give or take. 😦

That lovely snow we got was wonderful and welcome. … And we need more wet stuff. ANY wet stuff.





Standing out

27 10 2019

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Hello, most beautiful. 🙂





Strut of success

24 10 2019

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For the nth time, Comanche has repelled a challenger to his band.





Even time

18 10 2019

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Terra.

Near sunset.

Glorious.





Back light

17 10 2019

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Even though Tenaz was just featured, I couldn’t resist also sharing this view of the handsome boy! Sunset shadows had already enveloped him and his band, but the last light lingered at our horizon, where Temple Butte and McKenna Peak look more like a painted backdrop than actual geographic features of the land.





Desert alpenglow

29 09 2019

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Even smudged with dirt, casually browsing along with his band after sunset, Comanche shines, embodying our peaceful wild.





Sublime

9 09 2019

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There’s not a wide enough lens made to really show the full beauty of Spring Creek Basin. But we’ll continue to do our best to show it off in pictures. 🙂





Handsome boy

8 09 2019

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Another pretty poser. 🙂 Corazon likes to find awesome backgrounds, too. He’s very particular.

Of note: In the background at far right, you can see the 12,000-gallon tank associated with one of our two water catchments in the basin. Aprons on the ground collect rain water and snow, then funnel that water to the tank … then to a trough for the horses. We have two of these in the basin, and they provide the horses’ only sources of clean drinking water – the others are silty and salty.





Shady dude

31 07 2019

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Comanche takes advantage of some shade in the late afternoon before joining the caravan to the local water hole.





Summer solstice

22 06 2019

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Sometimes, it’s impossible to convey the *feeling* behind the beauty of our world. Sure, photos can help me *try* to share that beauty, but a photo is only a square, limited view.

Wherever THERE is for you, get out there in the beauty, and if you can, share it with others.

Think about the variety of life on this planet. Nowhere else in the known universe has what Earth has. We are so blessed to enjoy the beauty of this big, blue ball.

And happy summer solstice. 🙂 Summer is here.