Productive week-end :)

(Cody using Leo as a pillow)

Another Saturday work day done. Mike, spent his time on top of the rafters of the new cougar enclosure creating walk ways to allow us to haul up the wire panels and get them in place. At 14 ft tall this is no easy task, but he has certainly become an expert at roof walking. Tim & Derek stayed on the ground handing up planks and whatever Mike needed to get this next step done. Once the panels are hoisted onto the roof, they will be nailed into place and hog-ringed completing the top. Then on to building the covered pavilions that will serve as a nice dry area for the cougars to have their den boxes and spacious decks to hang out on. 

Renee and Jenny spent their time putting up the last of the tarps on the enclosures, and Leslie did an incredible job of gutting and cleaning the entire food prep/storage area! Not sure how she does it, but when she left, it was like a brand new building! I'm tellin' you, that girl can clean!

Jan stopped by with 20 boxes of industrial strength garbage bags donated by Lowe's and Dr. Erin Tripp and her son Aidan dropped off pumpkins for the wildcats. Dr. Tripp (Newberg Vet Hospital) has been treating our cats over the past few years and her son Aidan has become a big supporter of our mission. He put together a Pumpkin Drive for his pre-school class and worked hard to getting the word out that big cats like pumpkins :) One of his classmates even donated some apples because she had watched the video of Tanzi playing with them :) It's our future generation in action, and it does my heart good! After Renee finished feeding and doing the evening rounds, she headed home and I took one last look to find all of the wildcats tucked in their dens, cozy, dry and full :) It just doesn't get any better than that, so let the rains come, we're ready for it :)