Thanks to Marcus Andrews for sponsoring this day of sanctuary for the chimpanzees and bovines!
We so appreciate the chimpanzees being included in your lives, your celebrations and rememberings, your thoughts, and your hearts.
And! It’s finally here! It’s Jamieween! Stayed tuned as we prepare for one of the sanctuary’s biggest celebrations of the year, Jamie’s honorary (44th) birthday celebration!
Thanks again for adding to this special day, Marcus! We hope it’s a special one for you as well!
Jamie with whole pomegranates:
Annie with Negra in the background:
Betsy and Nutmeg:
Pumpkin snacks in bed. Negra enjoying a taste of a past year’s Jamieween jack o’ lantern from her nest, accompanied by Missy:
The Great Pumpkin Thief, Jody, graciously shares her prize with good friends, Foxie and Burrito:
Sweet Honey B enjoying pumpkin past:
Jamie:
Happy Birthday to the HCIC!
Thank you, Marcus!
(2 of the photo captions are switched, but we can figure it out, because Foxie doesn’t look like Neggie!)
GREAT DAY FOR A GREAT BUNCH….!!!
I. Can. Not. Wait!
Plus I peeked at your weather for today and it looks like sunshine all day for the birthday girl. Let the foraging and the Great Pumpkin Heist commence!!
Thank you Marcus! You are so appreciated.:kissing_heart:
When I was a young kid we had a pomegranate tree on the side yard. we kids had a love/hate relationship with those pomegranates. we loved the fruit part, but They were a pain in the butt to get open, the fleshy white part was oh so bitter, but the worst was how much trouble we got in for staining our clothes. :unamused:
it must’ve been traumatizing for me to still remember it more than 50 years later LOL
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that top photo! I don’t recall ever seeing that before.
Must be a recent photo, Paulette, since Jamie’s newly heightened tolerance of Bubba.
My uncle grew grapes for Welch’s, the purple Concord grapes. A school friend lived on the farm next door. we’d ride the horses down the rows, riding low over the horses’ backs, popping up with a few grapes to whip at each other.
Mom was neither pleased nor entertained.
Paulette, here’s the sweet blog post that photo is from: https://chimpsnw.org/2021/03/sweet-moments/
Wishing the happiest of birthdays to dear Jamie.
Looking forward to seeing pictures and video of the Jamieween grand celebration. Thank you Marcus for sponsoring today.
Love, hugs and pumpkins to all.
paulette I totally understand your love/hate relationship. I had a tree on the way to school. we’d wait for them to get low enough to swipe them then eat them for snack. Trouble usully hit the fan when I got home but it lasted until the next ones were ready to drop. : )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIE!!!!
I know you had a fantastic day
celebrating Jamieween and enjoying
your pumkin! I cant wait to see!!