Dancing and Prancing

We are at the coast -- Depoe Bay, to be precise -- but that doesn't stop us from playing Ponyville. Quite the contrary.

This morning we went to the beach. As we were walking toward a driftwood log that looked like a good place to use as a base of operations, I spied a dot of pink upon the log. As we got closer it resolved into --

"A pony!" I exclaimed.

The girls rushed forward and found that it wasn't just a pony. It was Pinkie Pie, the party-loving pony, one of the six main characters of the show, until now played by the dinosaur Parasaurolophus. Her hair was a sight, but she was otherwise in good shape. We told the girls they could play with her, but that some other kid might come claim her.

Pinkie Pie before and after.

Then we found another pony. This one was a bit ragged, but definitely serviceable. We thought at first it was Applejack, but the cutie mark was a single red apple. Applejack's is three red apples.

Research on a My Little Pony wiki (yes, I know I'm way down the rabbit hole, here) revealed this was most likely Braeburn, Applejack's cousin. A character so minor that I'd never heard of him; but not too minor to make a doll of. Such is My Little Pony.

When we played Ponyville tonight, Pinkie Pie put together a party to welcome Braeburn. The girls built a dance floor out of dominoes, and the ponies literally danced until they dropped.

The ponies and their friends (including, yes, Frosty the Snowman) dance til dawn.