Doesn’t Mysterium have the sweetest face? She was definitely “guard mare” that evening, keeping a wary eye (both eyes) peeled for whatever might threaten the band.
The dark behind her is the shadowed north wall of a ridge. It served to highlight her perfectly.
Though Gaia’s shadow covers most of Cassidy Rain’s pretty face, there’s just enough open to the sunshine to produce a glimmer in her eye. But Gaia’s is covered by her forelock. 🙂
Do you think they’re proud of how their babies grow up? I sure am!
Cassidy Rain. My goodness, she’s beautiful. She is her mother’s daughter.
Isn’t she gorgeous? Her rich, thick copper coat, lit by the low autumn sun, makes Gaia seem to glow from within.
Magic.
Remember the pic of the badger a couple of months ago, then the pic of Ty with his ears pricked? It didn’t take a badger to get some animation out of Mysterium for this pic, though. A lone mule deer doe did the trick. I’m not sure *why* Mysterium was so interested, but the whole situation sure provided a cool freeze-frame of time and place and horse and light.
Sometimes, this is all of the horses’ faces I see as they graze among the sage and saltbush and greasewood. But with the light on their fuzzy ears and rough manes, even that view is enough.
Puzzle accepts a nuzzle from Tesora. Young Puzzle acts as a good auntie for younger Tesora.
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Would ya’ll believe parts of the basin got snow yesterday? And not just the upper ridges. It didn’t last long, but it served to give the thirsty land a bit more moisture.
… and burrs in his mane.
His long, long mane – and his forelock – is all knotted up with burrs now. All the members of his band have been into them. Even so, how handsome is he?
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Good news: Disappointment Valley got some rain yesterday. What a relief.
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The area is Grand Central Station for hunters right now. Here’s a wish for safety for all visitors – and all residents.
‘Tis the season for the ponies to put on their winter coats. The days still are pretty warm, but nights have been down to freezing. The aspen are pretty well done, but Disappointment Valley still has a river of orange where cottonwoods line the creek.
Mama Chipeta can always be counted on to provide relief to “baby” Seneca.
