Today wasn’t as sweltering as it had been the past couple of days. There was even a slight (and I mean slight) cool breeze that rolled through in the afternoon. While there was a reprieve from summer’s scorch today, only a few decided to make use of the cooler weather and breeze in the Greenhouse, while the rest remained inside.
Jody would take glances at Young’s Hill to decide if she wanted to go out or not. She ultimately decided the Greenhouse was better.
Foxie also decided the bottom platform in the Greenhouse structure was the best place to relax and enjoy the breeze blowing through.
Mildly lower temperatures and a cool breeze seemed like the optimal conditions to have a grooming session between two friends.
You may be wondering who else was in enjoying the Greenhouse. Well let me build this up for everybody as a Behind the Scenes of Being a Caregiver:
Imagine being the lead caregiver. You hit the point of the day where you want to get photos to include into today’s blog. You grab the camera and proceed with your search for chimpanzees. You notice sweet little moments such as above of Foxie and Jody grooming. Then you hear it. The Bronx cheers grow ever louder and louder. The stomping of feet gets closer and closer. And out of your peripheral vision, just a furry blur. You look to see who is coming, but you already know 100% who it is and what they want.
The Bronx cheers. Stomping of the feet. Kicking of the mesh caging. “This is not photo/blog time! This is play time!”
Not to miss this sweet moment between Foxie and Jody, I had to ask Caregiver Kelsi if she could tag in for me and keep this man occupied.
It worked! Burrito got to play and I was able to get the photos of Foxie and Jody. After a short bout of play with Kelsi and I, Burrito subsided.
He even joined in grooming Foxie.
Hi Chad, How many people get to say they hear Bronx cheer calls coming their way while on the job?! While you might battle countless distractions as you try to capture the days highlights you certainly managed to earn a Paparazzi badge today. I love that top photo of Jody and the woeful (yearning?!) look in her eyes. Speaking of eyes, you also captured the happiest sparkle in Kelsi’s eye as she looks up at Burrito in the first photo of those two. And each of the grooming images are simply scrumptious beyond words. Hope your weather continues to cool down, even if only gradually.
and how many get to say they’re happy to hear those Bronx cheers!?
Nice pics, Kelsi loving her job (!), and Jo’s l’il peep.
I had another idea for blog posts/game yesterday, but now I have forgotten it.
Thanks, Chad!
Thank you for the sweetness and joy of your photos and words. What a nice thing for me to wake up to today!
The only thing better than the text of today’s blog were the photographs. Beautiful! I hope that Jody understands that, eventually, it will cool again and, soon enough, she will have many a pumpkin to harvest.