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The spy and the acrobat

July 5, 2019 by J.B.

Mornings on Young’s Hill are a flurry of activity.

The chimps leave the greenhouse after breakfast and race from structure to structure, motivated in part, I imagine, by the desire to see what changes may have occurred overnight while they slept.

The structures offer the best vantage points to spot everything from nearby wildlife to vehicles coming up the driveway.

This morning, Jody had only one thing on her mind: she immediately made a beeline to the Twister to search for the cows.

She found them resting beneath the shade of the Ponderosa pines, just beyond the fence. It looked to me like she thought back up was on its way, but she was going to have to perform her reconnaissance alone.

As the cows rose from their naps, Jody spied on them through the fire hose web.

Soon her cover was blown and she found herself facing down 6,000 pounds of curious bovines, so she retreated to the company of her chimpanzee family.

Meanwhile, Missy played the “ground is lava” game, oblivious to the drama at the top of the hill.

She followed Jamie around without setting foot on the ground…

…aided by her incredible balance, a pair of opposable big toes, and let’s just call it a low center of gravity.

While Jamie trudged through the tall grass, Missy leapt and swung above it all.

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  1. Jo Lathrop says

    July 5, 2019 at 7:11 pm

    Love the way you wrote this ~ they are amazing, aren’t they? Love and hugs to you all…

  2. Kathleen says

    July 5, 2019 at 7:11 pm

    What a marvelous post J.B.! I had to read it twice to drink it all in. Loved the commentary. I don’t recall Young’s Hill looking this spectacularly lush and wildly grassy before, I just love the way the chimps almost disappear into the grass. I thought Jody looked so small in the scene with the Twister and then I scrolled down to the image of the cows. Yikes! They are huge next to little JoJo. Simply gorgeous! And Missy The Magnificent never ceases to amaze me, you go Missy.

  3. CeeCee says

    July 6, 2019 at 12:25 pm

    Wow, I love that picture of the cows looking in, they really are curious about the chimps aren’t they ?

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