These pictures – that I would have posted last night had I not fallen asleep in the process 
– were taken over little more than 24 hours between Thursday and Friday evening.
Sometimes, often actually, I’m still in awe about this place where just living is an adventure in itself.
Might snow 5in, might snow 2ft. In May. Going to be muddy, which means moving horses around early before the dirt roads turned to soup and parking my rig somewhere accessible even if it got ugly.
Might have power, might not. For days. Split some more firewood because suddenly it got cold again.
Might have a bull elk with new antlers still in velvet sticking his tongue out at you (see photo). Might text the game warden to complain that his elk can’t jump and I’m out fixing fence until dark because of that.
Might have 17 degrees at night and 50 again in the afternoon. The winter wonderland I left behind yesterday morning was all but gone by the time I returned in the afternoon. The grass looks like it grew an inch overnight.
I drove to Cañon City yesterday, with the car, knowing my truck and trailer would sink faster than the Titanic after hitting an ice berg in the mud left behind by inches of wet snow while backing it into the loading chute. I adopted 4 gorgeous new wildies I can’t wait to show you all when they get home after it dries up a bit.
Lots of laughs were had yesterday as we were walking through the rain, surrounded by curious, frisky wild horses and everyone was covered head to toe in mud from dozens of galloping hooves.
Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustang mares Lacy and Echo are supposed to embark on an adventure of our own with me today, we shall see.
Meanwhile Tiny is watching over DG Griffin like a hawk and having a yearling around seems to be keeping him young. He’s running and bucking like a 5yo and ever the concerned band “stallion” over his two man band. Both boys “helped” me fix fence last night, it was pretty darn adorable.
I hope you enjoy these photos of snowy wild horses (Deets looks like he’s wearing his snow camo, he’s practically made for this weather) squinting Shepherds and what happens when I go to Home Depot. I enjoy buying boxes and shovels like other women buy purses and kitchen stuff.
I broke my own record on what I can fit in my little utility car. Michelle Moreland , aren’t you proud of me? 
I also had a month worth of groceries, assorted horse tack and all my fencing tools in there. You can’t go wrong with a Southwest Motors vehicle, they seem to expand to fit whatever you’re putting in them.
