It’s been sunny today with no additional snow, but what we have has been taking its time melting and it’s still pretty chilly out.
The chimps have chosen to park themselves in front of sunny windows facing the valley to nap and groom and occasionally engage in games of chase, thundering through the loft of their playroom or nesting out of sight in the top of the greenhouse.
Foxie seems to be particularly enjoying the snow days and has been taking full advantage of the weather to enjoy some indoor games. She has also requested so many snowballs to eat that I think she has to take breaks in-between to be rowdy and raucous so she can warm herself up. So after a particularly large number of snowballs, we had a long bout of passing her beloved purple-haired doll back and forth with spins, leaps, pirouettes and general chimpanzee shenanigans.
Her she is lying on the heated floor playing with her doll and prepping to pass it to me through the caging:
Here she had two dolls and we were racing to pass them back and forth between us, always a favorite:
Foxie stopped to check out her image in the camera:
And what would be a proper game without standing on your head?
All those shenanigans can wear a girl out:
awww girls just wanna have fun…..too cute stay warm….
What a heartening contrast it is to see Foxie being treated with love and friendship by her human servants in comparison with the horrific lead story in yesterday’s New York Times. The poaching and kidnapping of apes in Africa and Southeast Asia continues apace. How can human beings be so devoid of conscience? How I wish that governments — ours as well as those supposedly with jurisdiction over the native habitats in question — gave a damn about reversing the threat of extinction. I so wish that every ape could be treated as well as Foxie and her neighbors.
Seeing the snowy field gave me a case of the shivers but seeing Foxie warmed my soul. Especially enjoyed the photo where she is checking herself out in your camera and the last two photos. Too sweet. Oh, and the ‘feets up’ photo too, I mean where else can you see something like that?! Only at CSNW.
Stay warm everyone!
Life is good.
Oh what a wonderful cozy way to spend the day! I would love to play that game with Foxie, or any of the Chimps! She looks so content. Great pictures – thank you Katelyn.
oh-so sweet. what a beautiful picture of the valley. thank you. night-night, foxie.