Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

In the late light of day, the ridge below Filly Peak was shadowed, but the (poor dead) pinon or juniper tree was lit like a flame. It made the perfect complement for highlighted Rowan as she looked back to check in with her band mates.

It’s also perhaps a fitting image as we think about Memorial Day and the reasons we remember the sacrifice of American men and women who died while wearing the uniforms of various branches of the United States military. In honoring their service and ultimate sacrifice, we are hopefully unified as over not much else these days. And we can honor their commitment to their country, their families and the peace most of us enjoy every day.

Buckeye is … just about perfect. 🙂 He has everything a stallion should have: family, freedom, good grass and (decent) water. He’s also perfectly content.

Winona has been feasting on spring greens – which are growing despite our terrible lack of rain – and she’s looking a bit more plump than she did in late winter. It helps that she doesn’t like to expend any more energy than necessary, which is the perfect attitude for napping on a warm, windy day!

Tenaz and Skywalker take a moment to pause their chat while a mare walks by. Tenaz is a good lieutenant stallion, and Skywalker perseveres.

Mustang (gorgeous), sunshine, storm shadow in the distance, rimrocks, mountains … who could ask for more?!

Rowan was watching a band not too close on a neighboring hill. She sometimes seems to act in a watchful, protector mode for the rest of the band.

So-pretty Aiyanna. The light loves her … and so do we.

Watching Buckeye sauntering toward his mares under Rowan’s neck made for an interesting perspective.

Another windy day. I think the mane faeries love windy days more than any other days.