Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Ty gets amorous with Chipeta.

Don’t you love their expressions? Tesora is working to find her own groceries, and Seneca is seeming to politely ask if she can share. A moment later, Tesora told Seneca to go work for her own groceries. Seneca didn’t seem to mind.

So rare … a day in Disappointment Valley without shadow. Even today, with clouds and snow – and no … then snow … then no – we had sunshine. And we had Shadow. And Shadow was content enough to nap, surrounded by her band.

Oh, peaceful heart.

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Yes, more snow fell – on and off. It’s so warm, it melts nearly on contact with the ground.

The valley is white. There’s still quite a bit of snow; there’s a LOT of mud, which we view as the wonderful sign of moisture seeping, sinking, soaking into the thirsty earth.

Because he’s handsome. And the snow is deep – and good. 🙂 (And he’s giving us a raspberry!)

Reya lifts her knee high to paw through 18 (or so) inches of new snow after nearly two full days of snow in Spring Creek Basin, Disappointment Valley and Southwest Colorado.

It’s melting fast. Under and around trees, the ground already is bare of snow (!). Can you hear the slurping, gulping of the thirsty earth? Yes. Yes, you can. 🙂

More is coming. Our arms are open wide.

Maiku lookin’ all cute-like with his frosty bangs. Wonder how he frosted ’em?

Mystery solved. 🙂

We’ve been waiting for winter all, well, winter.

Sometimes, wishes DO come true.

The entire region got snow for pretty much two solid days.

Middle and lower Disappointment Valley got about 14 to 18 inches of snow.

If you live in Boston, you’re laughing. If you live in Southwest Colorado, you’re on your knees thanking all the gods and goddesses of nature. I’m on my knees, thankful, grateful. Relieved.

This is our summer grass, our summer ponds and creeks and rivers. This, my friends, is life in a dry land.

Welcome, winter. Thanks for the snow. 🙂

The legs of one of his band members frame Comanche in sunlit and shadowed edges. How handsome is that hunky horse?! 🙂

Still-fuzzy (and shedding) Seneca and Chipeta look gorgeous below McKenna Peak and Temple Butte.

The forecast shows wet stuff. Please, please, let us get some wet stuff.