Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Ty was warning Copper away from his family. He never had to resort to violence, but he did have to move quickly a few times.

Copper was visiting beyond his family and making a general nuisance of himself, but it resulted in unusual action shots of the boy (usually, he ignores the camera in order to continue the important business of grazing), so that was kinda fun. 🙂

Fuzzy Aurora needs that winter coat … we have rain/snow in our forecast. We have to wait about a week, but moisture is worth the wait.

Gleaming Copper-boy was watching a pair of mule deer does work their way down a hillside opposite the arroyo in the direction he’s looking.

All that lovely snow is largely gone now, but we’re still reaping the benefits of the moisture.

What the …?!

This isn’t even the first cluster of balloons friend Kat Wilder or I have found in Disappointment Valley *this year* – as amazing as that might be to believe. When I first started wandering the hinterlands, I’d find a couple a year. Now, it’s as bad as finding four or five a year.

And yes, that’s water under the balloons – and horses are drinking there (or trying to).

Friends don’t let friends release balloons!

Now that the snow that blanketed our region a couple of days ago is nearly completely gone, it’s misleading to continue to post snowy pix, but bear with me for one more of handsome Killian. 🙂

Disappointment Valley and Spring Creek Basin got at least 3 inches of snow from the crazy little system that came through the other day. And a day later … it’s nearly all gone again. If such moisture would appear as semi-regularly as that, we’d be in good shape! As it is, we’re so grateful for the additional moisture. You can literally hear it seeping into the ground!

Seneca and her pals are very fuzzy yet. We still have some winter before us!