Ladies’ man

29 07 2013

072713comanchecall

The bands were drinking in the bottom of an arroyo the other night, and Mona and Shane wandered off. They might have thought the others would follow, but they didn’t. Pretty soon, there came whinnying, and Comanche responded to the damsels in distress (they’re not even his mares). All was well when he shepherded them back to the flock, err, band(s).

Comanche

Bonus pic because he’s so darn handsome. 🙂

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P.S. Dear god(ess)s of rain and all dancers who kept the faith for the wet stuff: THANK YOU! We got a massive downpour yesterday afternoon. If that doesn’t fill ponds, I don’t know what will.





Evening sip

28 07 2013

Hollywood, Shane, Mona and Aurora drinking in the Spring Creek arroyo.

It doesn’t look like much, but they’re drinking in the bottom of the Spring Creek arroyo in Spring Creek Basin. With more moisture comes more irritation in the form of biting flies.





Shesa stunner

27 07 2013

Kestrel in sunset light in the Spring Creek arroyo.

Kestrel in lovely, almost-sunset light in the Spring Creek arroyo in Spring Creek Basin.

I love the way her golden coat mirrors the golden arroyo wall glowing in the background.





Spring Creek, Spring Creek Basin

6 07 2012

More rain in the basin this afternoon. In the northeastern part of the basin, against the northeastern ridges that form the boundary.

I drove in this evening with a friend, and we crossed Spring Creek – a little muddier/puddlier (yes, that’s a word; I just invented it!) than the pic I posted on the blog previously – a little after 7:30 p.m.

Before 9 p.m., we were heading back out of the basin … and saw this:

Looking upstream.

Looking downstream. At lower right are my tracks from earlier (driving left to right).

Looking all kind of silly dancing around praising the rain that fell earlier. 🙂

Spring Creek flows only during rain events – and it might take awhile for that rain water to get from there to here. In fact, we drove down to the canyon after this – and the water hadn’t made it that far yet!

Stoked, my friends. Simply stoked. 🙂