Today’s weather was consistently sunny and a bit warmer than usual: a merciful break in what has otherwise been a wet and gloomy winter season.
The chimpanzees spent the day lounging in the greenhouses, grooming each other, and even doing a bit of reconnaissance from the taller structures on Young’s Hill. The embedded video and following photos show some glimpses of their peaceful afternoon.
Jody:
Rayne:
Meanwhile, back in the foyer, Jenna, Grace and I had a difficult time coming up with a title for this post. Obviously, there should be some connection to be made between the weather and the chimpanzee activities. “Something to do with sunshine?” Can you do anything with the word ‘season’?” “Does anything rhyme with ‘greenhouse’?” Still, the inspiration didn’t quite come to us.
Lately, I’ve felt pressured to create corny puns and obscure references since that is apparently what I will be remembered for as a contributor to the blog. So many of you kindly wished me well in my next endeavor (more on that next week) but it shocked me how many people said they will miss my puns. I have cautiously pushed back against this claim given that the other caregivers also spit out some amazingly awful, groan-inducing titles, but get none of the backlash from our peers who are fervently anti-pun (see: J.B. Mulcahy).
As always, I’ve taken the time to provide examples of other peoples’ campy titles:
Terry: The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth, Cold November Rayne, Let Tree-dom Ring, Grapes n’ Roses, This Is A Bit Munch, Sani-Terry Grooming, Missy, I Love You From My Head To-ma-toes, Be Right as Rayne, Chimpanzees in the mist(er), Alpha Cy-chology, Leeked Photos, Twosday, Pretty Fly for a Shy Guy and Fantastic B’s And Where To Find Them
Those are just the ones from this last year! I can think of other egregious ones, like the time Sam called an Independence Day blog post Corn in the USA, but it would take a long time to retrieve all of them from the archives.
My point here is that the whole team is in this together. I am being unfairly singled out for getting on board this trend well before it took off.
Anyway, I hope you all appreciate these photos and video clips as much as we all appreciated a bit of a respite from the dreariness of this winter.
One more photo, this one from last week:
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P.S. Check out the following event and don’t forget to sign up here!
Virtual Visit -Let’s Learn about Positive Reinforcement Training!
January 22nd, 2023
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm PT
As Jenna explained yesterday in her post that blatantly referenced lyrics to a classic Eminem song, the sanctuary will be hosting another virtual event on this upcoming Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 at 1pm PT. The two of us plan to explain how we caregivers use Positive Reinforcement Training (PRT) to facilitate chimpanzee health and wellness here at the sanctuary. The virtual event will include a live visit in the Chimp House with a Q&A session to follow. You can reserve your spot by clicking here. We hope to see you there!
Sweet Terry….so angelic.:hugging: Anthony we love corny, keep the puns coming:grin:
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Anthony, the video and the accompanying photos……,sigh, simply lovely. Mave’s little foot!! Lucky grooming Mave! My heart skipped a beat.
Puns. The list you included had me laughing. Ridiculously funny. All brilliant! But you sir, mastered those punny titles and brought them to an entirely new level.
Haha, I’ve tried to give everyone else some credit! It’s a team effort. 🙂
I’m with Kathleen.
Let Tree-dom ring and
Missy, I Love You….are both great, as is Leeked Photos. But yours really did take it to a new level! So much so that I’ll lay some money on it: if, in the future, we sense that your talents were at work in a title, we’ll ask “was Anthony in today volunteering?” Hopefully, we’ll get an answer 🙂
I’m glad everyone, staff included, got some sunshine. It can make all of the difference in the world!
The bar has been raised and I’m now determined to get over it! You’ll know when I’m visiting because the Lead Caregiver will sound totally annoyed while trying to write the blog. I’ve already told Anna that I feel bad for whoever is working on my first few volunteer shifts. 😉
We also appreciate the time you dedicate to all of the replies!
I wish I could remember to reply sooner! :flushed:
Dearest Anthony – you all (ah-hem J.B. included) can put a check mark for me firmly in the LOVE YOUR PUNS column… (that could be one I suppose ). I had not commmented before but you will be sorely missed by me. I love all the “flavors” of blog we get from the various caregivers – each with a special knack that we all appreciate. I must say though that when I see a blog title that I know is yours I am sure I move more quickly to get to it. ALL THE BEST WISHES TO YOU IN YOUR NEW ENDEAVOR… you will bring a level of talent, creativity and character all your own to whatever you do, wherever you go. Thank you from the chimpanzees of CSNW and from all of us for the smiles, giggles and beautiful photos that you have gifted us.
Judy, I will refer to this comment whenever someone accuses us of using too many puns. I’m so happy that you’ve enjoyed the content I’ve put out there and I appreciate your flattering words. I’m excited to become an avid blog “follower” now that I won’t be writing them, and I look forward to seeing all the great stuff the caregivers keep posting!
when the weather settles, what is the expected time for completion of the second outdoor area…?
Hey Tom! I checked in with J.B. and he says it’s all dependent on weather. The hope is that The Bray can be finished early in the spring, along with a few minor adjustments to the new Young’s Hill fencing.