A tale of two Baby Cotton Candy! Or: Two horses, both alike in dignity… 🤣 Here are TWO Baby Cotton Candys (candies?) who ended up in my wash bag! One was from one of the worst eBay lots I’ve ever bought, and this is actually her second bath to repair her tail rust! And the second was from… I’m not sure, exactly, but she came to me filthy! And she cleaned up SO well, with a hint of original curl remaining! The first gal is very frizzy, but considering the state she arrived in, she’s much improved! It’s interesting to see their different eye colors; they almost look like different releases! I know it’s probably just sun fading … but what if! 👀
here we have Yo-Yo (1987) Baby Cotton Candy (1984) and Milkweed (1987)
a little backstory!
theyre cousins, but they might as well be sisters with how close they are. Milkweed had a twin sister named Tumbleweed once, but he has unfortunately gone missing under mysterious circumstances
On the day that baby Cuddles was born, all of the ponies got together to give her a birthday gift. They gathered lace from the lining of silver clouds and wicker from the magical flowering reeds and bushes near the waterfall.
"Let's weave the wicker together and make a baby buggy for her!" one of the ponies suggested. They tied it all together with pink ribbons and bows. One of the unicorns sprinkled star dust in the lace and even the rainbow got involved by adding a touch of color!
The baby ponies filled it with gifts. Baby Blossom gave Cuddles a baby bottle and Baby Cotton Candy made a lace pillow. "She's going to need a brush for her soft, silky hair," said Baby Moondancer, adding it to the growing pile of gifts.
Little baby Cuddles loved her buggy! "Please take me for a ride!" Cuddles cooed in baby pony talk. So the older ponies took turns nosing the Baby Buggy all the way to the lullabye Nursery and back again!
I got really lucky in terms of timing: the last of the seven cecropia kids has begun their cocoon! Which means I won’t have to worry about them when I go on vacation in a few days. I’m gonna miss them so so so much, you have no idea.
If I get lucky next year and get a female moth out of these seven and she finds a mate, I’d like to raise more of these sweet little babies next year.
Fingers crossed that I get to see all of them emerge in a year!