This is a side of Celestia I'd like to see more often. Gentle, caring Celestia, just out in the world. Like she said, she cares deeply about all creatures, great and small. And somehow I can't help but wonder if this is perhaps some time in the distant past. Anyway, a bit sad of a scene, of course, but I like how you drew that rat.



And it still seems pretty timely for me. This is just what it looked like outside today. Chilly and breezy, but dry, with colorful leaves everywhere, some blowing around and some in the trees. Actually, I even just stumbled across a dead critter in a field like this recently, although that was a little further gone, and I think it had been a skunk.