It may come off that Jamie is all work and no play (which can be true), but she knows how to take a load off when she needs to. And who better to help her relax than Foxie? The hard part is capturing the moments when they are happening! As you can see in the video a hand slyly comes up to suggest I leave. We never want to intrude in any chimp to chimp social time so I left shortly after. Jamie and Foxie proceeded to play for another 15 minutes before Missy suggested everyone enjoy some tomatoes from the garden!
Cle Elum Seven
Getting Comfy
Today has been all about supreme comfort for Queen Negra.
Play-by-play
Every good game begins with a standoff..
Annie
vs.
Missy
Then someone starts running…
The chase is on! Missy runs after Annie!
Don’t forget the aerial acrobatics!
Check out Missy’s play face!
A little bit of hand holding during intermission…
And then chase again! This time Missy leads the way!
What’s on the Menu Today?
Mondays are never a drag here at CSNW! We had a pretty exciting menu today.
Breakfast: Started with a fruit smoothie (volunteers’/staff’s choice), two fruit options (pears & cantaloupe today), chow, and some vitamins
Lunch: We served some fresh kale, orange peppers (because why not), tomatoes, a little bit of corn, and chow
Now get ready for the main course because this is going to get interesting!
Dinner: We had a forage tonight and the chimps had roasted onions, carrots, and sweet potatoes (among a few other veggies as well)
The chimps enjoy fresh and cooked vegetables, but this forage combination really got their attention!
Today’s lunch:
Level 3 Volunteer Jake serving Jody:
Negra eating corn:
Annie:
Missy food peering for some tomatoes:
Annie (Left) & Foxie (Right) holding peppers
Jake serving Foxie tomatoes:
Burrito:
Annie’s Birthday Extravaganza!
Today is Annie’s 43rd Birthday! We are so fortunate to know Annie – she is a sweet, playful, and loyal friend to humans and non-humans. We celebrated her today with a fun forage full of veggies, chow, roasted onions, and smoothie in the greenhouse and Young’s Hill. Annie also really LOVES kale especially from our garden. It was quite the party!
Annie standing bipedally while foraging on the hill:
Annie found some delicious kale from our garden:
Burrito scored a few presents:
Burrito (wonder what he found inside):
Annie enjoying a plate of corn and broccoli with a side of socks:
Jamie drinking smoothie:
Jamie unwrapping a present:
Jamie holding some boots in her pelvic pocket:
Negra basking in the sun and foraging:
Birthday girl (Annie):
Missy:
Jody eating some leeks from our garden:
Annie enjoying her kale:
Foxie eating chow:
Annie found one last plate:
Going Through the Archives
Thought I’d share a few photos from the last few weeks at the sanctuary.
Jody relaxing in the playroom:
Jamie surveying Young’s Hill from the top platform in the greenhouse:
Firefighters from the Jolly Mountain Fire presenting Jamie with her own pair of firefighting boots:
Missy discovering a tomato stash during a lunch forage on Young’s Hill:
Burrito:
Annie:
Annie’s hand holding some bell peppers:
Negra eating an onion on Young’s Hill:
Foxie with Dora:
A Face for the Ages
Annie’s face is a work of art.
