Posts by Diana
Adorable Burrito and NEW STUFF
First, adorable Burrito – a photo taken tonight at dinner with our fab new camera: Now for the new stuff! I was away for a few days to spend the x-mas holiday with family, and when I returned, the chimp house had been transformed! Thanks to everyone who got us the new stuff off of…
Read MoreToday in honor of Butchie Barney Nishitani
One year ago today Margaret and Karen lost a cat companion named Butchie Barney Nishitani. Butchie was a feral who was taken in by a friend of Margaret and Karen’s. When their friend fell ill, Butchie came to live with them. He lived a long life and we know his last several years were filled…
Read MoreHappy Day to Emily Hawkes
Caitlin chose today as a sponsor-a-day to honor Emily Hawkes. Thanks Caitlin and Merry Christmas, Emily! Here’s a little Jody to light up everyone’s day:
Read MoreEnrichment ideas wanted
We know a lot of the people who regularly read this blog also support other great ape sanctuaries and zoos. And we know you all really enjoy seeing the Cle Elum Seven enriched, so we are seeking your ideas, perhaps things you’ve seen at other facilities, for what we have been calling “enhanced enrichment” –…
Read MoreMacBook update
Are you ready? We now have $1,225 pledged or received towards the MacBook Pro! The current price on our amazon.com wish list is $1,705.99, which means we only need $481 to make the purchase! Big, big thanks to Candy Crannell for spearheading this fundraising and making a large pledge yesterday, and to Kathy B., Gayle,…
Read MoreA not-so-scary alligator
A couple of weeks ago I had the camera as Jody was walking towards the pool full of snow. Before reaching her destination, she stopped to try to close the mouth of this alligator. It wasn’t realistic enough to warrant fear of a predator (as in the Predator in our Midst post from two years…
Read Morethe good, the bad and the snow
Thanks to Candy’s initiative on our Holiday Wishes post, it looks like we have $120 pledged towards the new MacBook. Having a new Mac really is essential for our blog, so we appreciate the pledges from Candy, Kathy B., Theresa and Catherine Mollyneaux! Please comment here or email me if you’d like to join in…
Read MoreWish List item for today
I’m madly and happily fulfilling orders from our online store today and we’re really close to being out of 10.5″ x 16″ padded envelopes. I’ll order more at the end of the day, but thought I’d mention it on the blog in case someone wanted to pick them up for us through our Amazon wishlist…
Read MoreHappy Christmas, Peter Cross!
Marie thought Peter would appreciate a season’s greetings sponsor-a-day while he is away from home. So, a very Happy Christmas (as you Brits say) to you, Peter! This is the December photo in our 2010 calendar, and one of my personal favorites:
Read MoreHoliday Wishes
I was adding some items to our Amazon.com wishlist and it dawned on me that most blog readers probably don’t know too much about the working space for the human primates (staff and volunteers) at the sanctuary, so I snapped a couple of photos to show you so I can talk about some things that…
Read MoreNew Annie Hoodies are SO COOL
Colin Redmon of redskye design has outdone himself with the new Annie hoodies. Colin created the Annie illustration and modified it specifically for the hoodie. He spent two days in his uninsulated, mostly unheated shop finishing up the screenprinting when it was about 10 degrees outside. The hoodies themselves come from econscious and are 80%…
Read MoreHappy 1mo birthday, Van
Today is a Sponsor-a-Day in honor of Van‘s 1-month birthday, from the chimp moms welcoming Sarah to motherhood (bittersweet for the chimp moms) and Van to the family and from Burrito who is so happy to have another boy around!!!
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