There has been a whole lot of napping going on in the chimp house today. Well, at least for the chimpanzees. Our recent high heat is taking a break and though it’s still warm, the wind has been cool and refreshing. We were thinking the chimpanzees should be out on the hill enjoying the comfortable day, but they had other thoughts. And really, how nice is it to enjoy napping peacefully on a warm day with a cool spring breeze blowing through the house?
Jamie fell sound asleep while we cleaned the playroom, but made sure to keep one foot on her recent gift of new black cowboy boots from the chimpanzees’ (and humans’) good friend, Tony Garza:
Jody fell asleep in a sunbeam in the greenhouse:
The chimpanzees often hold their feet as they sleep which I find so endearing:
Annie, who has taken to nesting next to Negra in the afternoons (though Negra was in a darker spot that didn’t photograph well, she was nesting just to the right):
After a brief forage in the play room, Jamie decided to take another nap in front of the barn doors, her hair (and the trolls’ hair) blowing softly in the breeze:
Though the other chimps were in unfriendly photo spots, Missy was tucked away in a cozy nest in the loft, Burrito was sound asleep on the catwalk with a rainbow slinky in his mouth, and Foxie was in a sunny corner of the greenhouse playing “toss the Dora.”
Just another day in sanctuary. And another day with our hearts full of gratitude.
How sweet…. thank GOD they don’t live in the horrible lab now !!!!!!
This is just as it should be. What a perfect day.
Wonderful that they can enjoy a quiet and peaceful day.
Looks like it was a great day – love it!
So happy Jamie is finding comfort in her new boots.
These photos and the ones that follow up to Father’s Day relay such a sense of calm and pleasure. The images, along with your sensitive writing, hit just the right note, a peace so obvious in the images. It was as if I was there (if I could be so lucky!! what a dream that would be, especially on a day like that!). Thank you, once again, for my morning smile. What a lovely way to start the day.