
Mariah steps across shadows on her way from one part of the band to the others. Sunny, snowy days with mustangs … ahhhhh!

Mariah steps across shadows on her way from one part of the band to the others. Sunny, snowy days with mustangs … ahhhhh!

Terra and her compadres don’t have much snow to paw through in Spring Creek Basin, and it’s melting to large open areas. Temps are hitting 40 degrees, and it’s melty out there.
We’re looking forward to our next wave of snow. 🙂

Bright as a handsome copper penny! And very sleepy in the warm sunshine reflecting off the bright snow.

Beautiful girls in blue and grey and gold. Alegre is the braver of the two; wise Houdini keeps her distance.

Oh, that rich dark velvety Cassidy Rain. So very pretty against the snow and the canyon’s golden rocks.
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WordPress has changed things again. Is it possible the pix are large again?
Pretty Gaia in her warm copper coat. The stark white snow seems to make their colors so much warmer and richer this time of year.
It is with horribly heavy heart that I report that the current external hard drive on which I store main photo files is – in the words of the computer repair guy – “toast.” He didn’t actually say “dead,” but the words “not alive” were spoken.
The good news is that my files are backed up as of a month ago. The bad news is that photos filed in the last month are “toast.”
The title of the post refers to the fact that it was one of my cats who caught the power cord and pulled the hard drive off the coffee table I use as a desk. It also means this particular drive didn’t have an extraordinary tenth life available. Sadly. 😦
Posts are on hold until after the following: a) another visit to the ponies, b) getting my good (backup) hard drive back from the computer guy (who lives an hour and a half away) and c) early Thanksgiving with some far-flung neighbors this weekend.
It’s pretty amazing that this is the first time in my personal computer history that a hard drive has failed. It happens sooner or later to everyone. … Right? Argh.
Storm is muddy and still oh-so-handsome under a glorious sky. And check out that grama grass. Yellow but prolific this year.
And we got rain! Holy mustangs, we got rain! Nearly an inch and a quarter since early Monday morning. That’s pretty glorious. 🙂
Winona reminds everyone to – on the first day of the new, bright, clean-slate year – be a little silly, take joy in your surroundings and live in the moment – especially if it involves something delicious.
Our mustangs are amazing creatures of the American West, and they add magic to the wild landscapes that they call home. Truly, there aren’t enough superlatives to describe them – or the joy they have brought to my life.
They are beauty. They are love. Life is full.
Happy New Year!