While grazing on steep terrain (in this case, up the side of Round Top), it’s important to watch one’s step while negotiating a turnaround in pursuit of more tasty bits.
It was a very bright, blue-sky day – and warm! We’ve had our first 70-degree day in Spring Creek Basin. Very windy; very dry. Sunscreen returns to the list of necessary items for a visit with the wild ones. 🙂
Like all great leaders, Buckeye appreciates diversity in his kingdom. 🙂
Soooooooo handsome!
You knew that after a beautiful mare, I had to highlight a super stallion. 🙂 I might be (OK, I totally am) biased, but I think the world of Buckeye.
Soooooooo pretty.
I know, I can (and do) say that about almost all (OK, all) the mares in Spring Creek Basin. But – really! – am I wrong?? 🙂
This is Mariah the gorgeous. If you look closely, you can see that it was misting (really can’t call it sprinkling, even) at the time, even with the sun shining (not unusual).
The sky – and rain/snow falling – was the star of the show yesterday afternoon.
One band was just leaving the water trough at the basin’s main/original water catchment, followed by another band. The aprons are visible at right (looks like a tennis court – those are the aprons that catch rain/snow). They deliver water via underground pipe to the big, green tank (slightly right of center). It doesn’t look that big from this distance, but it can hold 12,000 gallons. The dark “spot” in just about the center is a couple of horses drinking at the trough.
This very wide view from Chrome’s Point in the far western part of the basin encompasses the northeastern (far left), eastern and southeastern views of Spring Creek Basin. (The first two pix are within this wide view.)
Too bad that downpour wasn’t over the basin!
Over us or not, it was a pretty glorious view!
Gettin’ awfully grey, young man. 🙂
Isn’t he handsome?! (Flash, of course.)
Piedra follows a band mate across runoff from an arroyo seep where she and her band and another band drank before heading up to graze on a little bench above the arroyo.
We should have rain by the time you read this post this morning!
Happy Easter. 🙂
Still wooly. Still snow out there in the high(er) places. Rowan and Dundee are ready for spring. 🙂
Snow-globe magic of light with Miz Winona. 🙂
Sunshine through snow at a distance results in those soft colors we love that complement the mustangs – sleepy Seneca in this case – so well. Cozy coats still make for comfortable napping in such weather.
Our weather is still a bit unsettled the rest of this week before we have some rain in the forecast in a few days. If we could get rain once or twice a week, it would go a long way toward making ours a green spring!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 