Speedy September Steeds

We're soaking in some late summer weather while we can. I feel like September is sort of the fall equivalent of May, at least living in the Midwest. If you don't think too much about what's coming after it, it's generally a pretty nice month. 

Art Prize is back in downtown Grand Rapids for the next few weeks, and so far the weather has been fantastic. You'll probably be seeing some photos of our favorite entries in a coming post, after Mom's had a chance to appreciate more of it in person and we've gone through her photos. =) 

We've been having lots of fun on HI3 lately as well. 

Yay, 3 years and still going strong!

As usual, we've spent lots of our HI3 time wandering around in a variety of biomes, delivering mail and making frequent detours to follow horsey sense. 

Maral on a mission

Taffeta happily pacing away

Mango observing an alpine pony awkwardly backed into a pine. 

Itchy rear, perhaps? XD

Here are some close-ups of our first year 3 noteworthy wilds!

And now for this post's stars, the speedy steeds that have given Mango some serious competition. Neither comes from a biome we expected.

The first: a tall, dark fjord highlands mare.

The title of the random song that came on... XD 

I think she wants us to keep her.

Wow: gorgeous, impressive speed, and a great personality to boot! <3 Yes, you definitely belong to us!

Speedy steed #2 was hanging out on a rainforest jumping course. We found him mere minutes after the slate grulla and could hardly believe our good fortune!

He's also very tall, and even slightly faster than the grulla!

He's skittish and doesn't turn as well as the grulla, but he's soo handsome! I dare say he is destined to become part of the herd as well.

Wouldn't you know, this all happened right after Bethany had decided to give Mango a preventative checkup and was riding him around. 

Mango's speedy, but not as speedy as either of these two. He's so brave, though, and Bethany noticed today how cute he looks from the back (lanky, tall white stockings, distinct dapples and eel stripe), and that he has eyes of different colors... 

*Sighs* Sorry, Lily. This may be a killer month for our mobia and horse slot situations.