twilightpony | Plans and Details

I got mail! Specifically, a reply from the Canterlot Explorer's Society planning committee secretary. It appears that it's an unusual request but they will allow it. Now I just have to orchestrate it with Moondancer. I wrote to her outlining what I have in mind. Then I worked some more on my flash cards.

Today I attended the Hayboard meeting for third cut, which is due to start by week's end, give or take a day. With the Autumn cold, the grass growth has really slowed down and we have to harvest the hay while the sun can still dry it properly. The weather ponies are going to give us five straight days of cloudless blue skies and we'd better make the best of them. The farmers on the board are a bit antsy, some feel we put off the third cut too long. The grass needs six weeks before hard frost to recover and build up energy stores before the Winter. It's the same story every year, the third cut has to wait for the apple and carrot harvests to wind down, to free up the harvesters. Fortunately, we're not due for a hard frost in Ponyville for another six weeks at the earliest. Unlike the Everfree forest.

Tomorrow we head out to the Crystal Empire, and from there to Yakyakistan for a day. Applejack and Rarity are all set to go and I've packed my over-night saddle bag. I think what Spike is looking forward to the most in this trip is to see his statue in the Crystal Empire again.