Hands down, today is the loveliest day we’ve seen in quite some time. The air is fresh and the with only a slight breeze. The chimps have been enjoying themselves with a variety of choices today, from roaming Young’s Hill throughout the day to nesting and grooming in the toasty sun-warmed greenhouse, to crazy games in the playroom.
Foxie began her day by tossing her new France Dora doll on her back (this is how chimp mamas carry their young) and heading up Young’s Hill for a morning stroll:
Missy has been asking for weeks to have the barn doors at the end of the playroom open so she can see if the garden popped up overnight yet. We usually give her a quick peek, but it’s still too cold to leave them open for more than a few minutes. But today was the first time it was actually warm enough to leave them open for about an hour so the chimps enjoyed sitting in the sun and watching Keri begin garden preparation!
Missy took a break from garden duty to head over for a game of ghost tug o’ war with me. You know that game, right? Put a blanket over your head and play tug o’ war? And then stand on your head, of course (Missy, not me!).
Of course, Jamie made sure to supervise Keri with all those tools (someone had to):
Jody enjoyed snoozing in a sun puddle:
And I think dear, sweet Annie summed up the day best for all of us as she closed her eyes and lifted her face to the sun:
How wonderful to hear about their lovely, stimulating and enjoyable day. So grateful they have such a good life. Thank you SO much for loving them as you do 🙂 <3 <3
What a wonderful post! It looks like such a beautiful day at CSNW. But it’s Annie’s photo that took my breath away. Dare I say I believe I know exactly what she is feeling and thinking?! That is such a lovely shot, warms me up just to look at her.
I wish you had a photo of Missy playing ghost tug o’ war!! That cracked me up! And I hope Burrito and Negra found some sun to soak up today too. : ) Tell Keri to plant tomatoes for Missy ASAP!
Happy Spring to everyone!
Kathleen I so agree. The picture of Annie is my favorite. What a perfect day it was for all the chimps
Kathleen, I actually tried to get a photo of ghost tug o’war, but it was a blur, much like Missy. Another I missed was Missy leaping from a structure on Young’s Hill, doing a somersault mid-air and landing in a hammock. She’s too fast! And yes, the chimps are not really on board with waiting for the garden to grow and I think they thought Keri wasn’t really trying hard enough. 🙂 Happy Spring to you as well!
Loved the picture of Annie. Don’t we all do that after a cold winter. Spring is my favorite season too, Annie.
I’m with Annie on this one, well Missy too because I love to garden. It’s going to be a while before we can do either up here. Thanks Katelyn. Looks like it was a gorgeous day!
Nice. Spring is here and I’m sure that gets them all excited.
Photo of Annie’s face turned up toward the sun is priceless.
What a phenomenal post!!!! Thank you sooooo much! Annie takes first prize ~ just so embodies “a picture says a thousand words” and they all are so wonderful ~ Foxie is the forever Mom ~ you guys do a great job! Hugs to you all!
It must be so rewarding for all of you there to see the chimps so content. That picture of Annie is beautiful. Thank you for all that you do for them:)