Dundee just looks so strong and fiercely wild here, doesn’t she?
I took this pic just about as the nearly full moon was rising over the basin’s northeastern horizon. It wasn’t that spectacular, really, but Dundee always is. 🙂
The lunar eclipse likely wasn’t visible from Southwest Colorado in the early morning hours because of cloudy skies. I’m not too upset; we did get a bit of moisture out of those clouds!
Photo critique: I wish I’d been lower for a better perspective as Mariah went racing past the mountains on the horizon. But I still love her expression and flying mane!
Mama Shane and pumpkin Odin grazing together. He enjoys the watchful and doting protection of all the “aunties” in the band, but sometimes he just likes to be near mama. 🙂
I took this pic of Cassidy Rain while sitting on the edge of a shallow little ditch, hanging out while the band grazed and napped. Hope you all remembered the time change; crazy, isn’t it? The sun doesn’t actually set any differently than it did before … only the human clocks change.
Now that braided mane of Terra’s is a master faery’s work of art! 🙂
Pretty Mariah a few evenings ago, napping with her band.
It’s a good thing the horses still have their winter coats because while we haven’t gotten any sticking snow, Thursday, some squall waves passed through the region that left the ground at least damp. Up on the southern ridges of Disappointment Valley, there was actual snow and at least a temporary inch to 3 (?) of the white stuff, despite the strong wind (we even had an advisory) that blew it sideways. It was wet stuff, though, and we’re always grateful for ANY wet stuff.
The evening I spent with Mariah was fairly still, which was pretty nice.
Stout Skywalker under a lovely sunset sky with a buddy.
We got some more moisture yesterday. Higher got snow; lower got … either rain or snow that melted on impact. But it was all wet, and we are grateful for anything wet. 🙂
It’s been a wee bit windy lately. 🙂
The day I took this pic of Dundee, the temp was in the lower 60s, very sunny, very windy.
The next day (yesterday), it snowed, and the high was around 39F. 🙂
Gotta love Colorado!
It’s a sleepy, dry start to March for the mustangs and other critters in Spring Creek Basin. This pic was a few days ago, and you can see a little residual snow in the background. But it’s not there now. Too warm, too dry. Maybe when we’re up from our nap, we’ll have some rain.
Not-so-baby Odin with mama Shane, napping together on a lovely evening on a bit of high ground in Spring Creek Basin.
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Also, check out this article/interview with Ryan Schroeder (our recently fired BLM range specialist) and Gail Binkly with local radio station KSJD: https://www.ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-local-newscasts/2025-02-27/ksjd-local-newscast-february-27-2025
From his interview:
“I wanted to serve my country and serve this resource, to be an expert on this resource, and I’m afraid for what’s to come if this position doesn’t get refilled.
“I wanted to do on-the-ground work, not be some Ph.D. in an ivory tower. I hate that. I got my Ph.D. to be able to have the skills to do this job.”
“I would really like my job back, but I worry about the Public Lands Office being able to do the right thing for the public and the community.”
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We want Ryan back in his job, too. We have a wide variety of resources here in Southwest Colorado that need to be protected – our wild horses included.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 