In the wind.
It’s *always* windy in the spring in Southwest Colorado. … I’ve heard that about many locations in the West, so it’s not just here. And it’s not just this year. When we’re counting every drop of moisture, it’s as-usual hard to abide the wind, especially after nice rain events (which are few and far between this year, especially).
The mustangs make the most of it, of course, and it DOES keep the buggies away.
Alegre (near) and Maia (not too far). Mother and daughter. Still closely bonded.
Alegre does the slow saunter through the greasewood. She’d been grazing away from the band, and I took advantage of waiting for her to catch up, catching her as she walked through the backlighting and past the mountains.
I’m rarely out in Spring Creek Basin during midday, but sometimes, needs (and other scheduled events) must.
The heat waves were tremendous (argh – this warm this early is not cool (!)), but isn’t scruffy Corazon looking handsome as he transitions from his winter coat to his summer sleek!?
There!
See the green?
The mustangs (including Buckeye) are chasing it everywhere. 🙂
Maia.
Muddy, beautiful, gorgeous girl. 🙂
Another image of Tenaz from the windy evening a few evenings ago – and highlighting McKenna Peak and Temple Butte (this was after the rain and before the snow!).
By the state of Tenaz’s flying tail, you can see how windy it ended up Wednesday as the rains were clearing.
And can you see the green blush? It’s harder to see through the images than it is to see in reality.
We got rain. 🙂
Later, as the sky was clearing, while waves of rain were still pushing across Disappointment Valley, the magic appeared:
The wide, wide, super-wide views. Even with my phone, I had to go wiiiiiide to get the entire rainbow – and its double – in view.
My unicorn (otherwise known as Winona). 🙂
Yesterday might have been April Fools’ Day, but the magic was real! SO incredibly thankful for the rain (very light but most of the day … and after dark again). The world instantly looks greener.
Pretty palomino girl Rowan in the very-green budding greasewood. The mustangs LOVE greasewood, and I have to think there’s no better taste (palatability?) than when it’s first budding and yummy after a long season of it being just a woody shrub.
Happy April 1!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 