Snow invading Spring Creek Basin from the northwest doesn’t seem to phase Temple. If the mustangs are in any way discouraged by the ongoing winter-like weather, they don’t show it. Life goes on, and one day – soon, really – spring will be here!
And that’s no April Fool’s joke (though more snow apparently is coming!)!
More snow came flying through Disappointment Valley yesterday. Nothing stuck, and it was another hit of moisture to hopefully jumpstart our spring vegetation.
Hey, it’s just spring in Colorado. 🙂
Buckeye & Rowan.
No, that’s not white sand. 🙂 The snow melted within hours … just like the tracks, gone for another day.
Ha, ha, ha! Ho, ho, ho! Hee, hee, hee … ?!
Seriously, though. As we count down to April, it really is time for spring to … well, spring. Ma Nature, can’t you rein in Ol’ Man Winter … just a little bit?!
This was the view yesterday morning until about noonish when most of the lower-elevation snow melted off under the Colorado sunshine. Temps were still in the 30s (the day started around 13, so I guess that reflected a warming trend!).
We may see a high of 58 (!!!!!) this week before another wave of snow (or rain?) late in the week. This most definitely is not the year to complain about moisture! 🙂
Madison and Temple. Temple and Madison. BFFs for many years. Still going strong.
The day after the wild little snow squall started sunny, turned cloudy, and then sunshine was trying to make a comeback toward the end of the day. The horses were peaceful in the cold temps (the mercury never made it out of the 30s) and sharp wind, putting their energy into grazing and slogging slowly through the mud. As winter tries to take a back seat to spring, energy seems to be at a low ebb. … Soon, we’ll all be feeling more energized!
Colorado hasn’t yet received the message that spring sprang – by the calendar – a few days ago. Which isn’t much of a surprise: No human calendar means a thing to Mother Nature. Also, I think she likes being in charge, and to remind of the same. 🙂
(The above pic was taken yesterday late afternoon.)
Technically, Terra (background) isn’t in the same band as Kestrel and Piedra. But she and her stallion stick close – and have for a couple of years. It’s the bond of mares, and the stallions live in *their* world. 🙂
Though Cassidy Rain is all kinds of lovely dark shades herself, in these early spring days, when it still feels like late winter, she is the bright spot in a still-drab landscape. And while Colorado is still getting snow (!), she and the rest of the mustangs are still wearing those fluffy winter coats. They do know how to adapt to Mother Nature!
