twilightpony | Hay Harvest Picnic

Pinkie and Fluttershy put together a combination pet date and third cut harvest picnic in the western pasture today. They set the rendez-vous for mid-afternoon. Fluttershy came over to invite us this morning, so we skipped lunch and when the time came, I roused Owlowiscious and Spike and I went out looking for everypony else.

We hunted about a little, but not for long. Pinkie had chosen a high spot to spread the picnic blanket. Up by a rock pile, in the middle of a harvested field and we could see it from a good ways away.

It was really a choice spot for a hay harvest picnic. All around us were fresh bales of hay waiting to be picked up, above us brilliant sunshine in crystal blue sky, and beyond the fields, the trees glowed in oranges, reds, yellows and browns, with a hint of green. In among the rocks, there was one gnarled pine tree and several tall asters that were blooming in shades of lilac, hosting a few lazy butterflies drifting in on the breeze.

Angel and Gummy were already present, and soon Dash arrived with Tank. Dash had Tank dressed up in a scarf and coat against the nip in the air and it wasn't long before Tank found a sunny spot out of the wind and took a nap. Tank will be getting sluggish soon, not that it's that easy to tell with a tortoise.

Then Applejack and Rarity arrived with Opalescence and Winona. We got down to eating. Pinkie and Fluttershy passed out the dishes and spread out the greens and grasses, the soup and sandwiches, the corn and carrots, and the cakes and cookies.

After our late lunch we relaxed and chatted on the picnic blanket while the pets did their thing -- exploring, running, digging, watching, napping... Until Celestia's setting sun began to paint the sky and we collected ourselves and headed home.