Through The Steady Rain

[twilightpony]

Ponyville hasn't been seeing many tourists this year. I think just gawking at the Friendship Castle has lost its luster and the place to see this summer has been the Crystal Empire with its Pan-Equestria Fireworks Festival and flash mobs of every kind of small exotic animal. It's not like I hold Friendship Courts or like there was a Fun Fun Fun Land here. I think the citizens of Ponyville would flip if Mayor Mare was to have something like that built in our pastures. There's being friendly and there's bumping into too many tourists who are out to have fun at all hours of the day and night. Ponies here had enough trouble getting used to my castle popping up out of the ground and half-blocking the view of Canterlot.

It was raining steadily all day which has had me stabled indoors behind walls of books while drinking gallons of spiced teas. A slow, introspective day. Tomorrow, Ponyville will have been washed clean by the rain and the sunshine will make everything sparkle. It will also wash the dust off the grass in the pastures. I have a Hay Board meeting to attend tomorrow. The timothy grass has gotten lush and tall and I expect that the second cut will take place this week.

Comments

[flareblitzfury]

Yeah, less hectic with less tourists though!

Awesome! Hope it goes well!

[twilightpony]

Ponyville is so small, it doesn't take many tourists to overwhelm our resources. The Crystal Empire is much bigger, and even with the thousands of ponies that attended the Equestria Games, the crystal ponies managed to accommodate them.

[flareblitzfury]

Wow, that's impressive!