Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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In the last few days some much needed rain has rolled in to soak Central Washington. This change in weather seems to have brought “Peak Fall” to Kittitas County. The colorful Autumn foliage is perhaps in its brightest and most plentiful phase. Soon, strong wind gusts will surely move in to whip the leaves away. Young’s Hill is one of my favorite views this time of year.
Happy leaf peeping everyone!
Eleven more sleeps until Jamieween. Though this blog isn’t really about Jamie, the Jamieween countdown has begun! As many of you may know or even agree, Jamieween is known as a staff and volunteer favorite for chimp celebrations! Not only do we get to celebrate Jamie and all her amazing-ness, but there is always an amusing pumpkin heist too! Not to mention Halloween is some of the staff’s favorite holiday. The gifts for Jamieween have been rolling in and we could not be more grateful. This is just a handful of items for Jamie’s haunting celebration! Personally, I can’t wait for Jamie to get her anatomy apron.
I don’t have much content for today because it was rather uneventful and eerily quiet today. So quiet that I had to check and make sure there were chimps in the building! But I do have lots of photos of Cy and Rayne.
I mean come on! How handsome is he?
Rayne and Cy sharing a bench.
Rayne is the absolute best! She is the type of person that when you see her she instantly warms your heart.
Rayne enjoying some rose hips.
I have a few extra photos to share with you all, as well.
Same bench, same sitting position, can you tell these two are related?
Honey B enjoying a leek in the green house.
Many thanks to Elise Gruber for the beautiful gift of sponsoring a day of celebration in honor of her mother, Trish Swain, on her birthday! Trish shared these lovely words:
“I have followed the blogs and even the archives going back to 2007 when you were preparing for the Cle Elum 7. The blogs are so generous, allowing us to experience your world of dedication, caring, knowledge and fun. They have certainly enriched my life. For my 80th birthday, it’s a great joy to dedicate a day to all of you at CSNW.”
Happy Birthday, Trish! We’re so happy to get to celebrate with you! Thank you for your kind words, your loving heart for the chimpanzees, and all animals, and the difference you make in their lives.
Jody:
Jamie, Foxie and Strawberry Shortcake:
Honey and her daughter, Meredith:
Missy:
Honey B, Missy’s daughter:
Negra:
Fall is starting to set in real nicely here in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures are nice and the days are sunny for the most part. We do have some rain in the forecast that is supposed to last some time. So to take advantage of this nice sunny mid-60º weather today, Jody’s group had one last forage on Young’s Hill before the rain comes in.
On today’s menu was corn, carrots, beets, and primate chow!
Annie:
Burrito:
Foxie:
Jamie:
Jody:
Missy:
Negra:
Cy’s group and Willy B’s group were also treated to a lunch of corn, carrots, and beets, along with their primate chow.
After lunch, every body spent most of the afternoon snoozing. Well, almost everybody.
Cy had to catch up on some afternoon ready:
And Mave spent her time soaking in as much sun as she could:
This post is all about Brussels sprouts. In particular, it’s all about how much Honey B loves those little green things.
Humans began cultivating this unique cultivar of cabbage almost two millennia ago. They eventually became popular in northern Europe, including around the Belgian city of Brussels, given them their distinct name. They were brought by European settlers and immigrants to the Americas and retained their status as the most hate-it-or-love-it vegetable. Today, they’re grown in massive quantities in the low countries of Europe and in cool, coastal regions of the American West.
Usually, sprouts are the kind of food that the chimps only pick at once everything else has been served or foraged. Sometimes, certain individuals will show more of an appetite for them than usual. For example, Negra made sure to “harvest” them first during her group’s forage on Saturday. (You can see Diana’s post about it by going to: Queen of Brussels (Sprouts).
The chimps’ preferences for Brussels sprouts increase substantially when they’re still on the stalk, so Kelsi has been ordering them in that form for the past few weeks. Although it doesn’t contain quite as much fiber as one would expect, a Brussels stalk is like a green ice cream cone made of 86% water and only negligible amounts of fat. Each sprout also contains about 16mg of vitamin C, meaning that just a cup of these things contains all of this vitamin that you’ll need in a day. Take that, scurvy.
Today’s video shows Honey B munching on some of these tasty buds. Bone-apple-teeth!
Sundays are for recharging energies and getting ready for the week, and over here it is no different. Enjoy some moments captured today on this lazy lazy Fall day.
Gordo resting in the front rooms, courtesy of Caregiver Katelyn.
Gordo resting in one of the platforms of the green house.
Jody enjoying some brussel sprouts during lunch time.
Which then led to laying down and munching on some potatoes.
Terry hanging out in the green house, catching some rays.
Honey B very much aware that Caregiver Anthony was doing cattle care.
Lucky in her favorite spot to nap, the platform of one of the front rooms.
Please enjoy these photos of Queen Negra obtaining Brussels Sprouts on a gorgeous fall day.
She got in some calisthenics during the forage.
Bonus: Jamie and red peppers in the tall grass
