Monkeys!

I was reading a book on my bed yesterday afternoon with the rain beating on the roof, when the dog started to go nuts trying to get out the back door off the bedroom.

She wasn't barking, just dancing in place franticly. I looked outside. It was raining hard. No dogs or indians.

So I let her out...into the driving rain.

She went straight for the creek and was looking up. I didn't pay much attention at that point.

Then I heard a different type of chirping. There have been thousands of parrots in the area and they are NOISY. But it was a little different.

Then I saw something drop about 10 feet through the branches, high up in the trees. That got me out...barefoot and in the rain.

And sure enough, I was looking up at a white faced monkey!

I called Yella and we both started looking and saw a dozen or so monkeys playing in the rain.

What a thrill!

Monkeys used to be everywhere, then they were killed for food and left the region. They are starting to re-populate here. Our neighbor saw them last rainy season but we never did.

The monkeys are back!

There is something magical about a monkey. And to have them in our own back yard is simply amazing.