Flat Stanley and BP...

Years ago Wendy's nephews were tasked by their teachers to create a flat Stanley, a hand drawn and cutout caricature, to give out or mail to friends and family.  The purpose was to have the recipients photograph and catalog places Flat Stanley visited and Thomas and John would give a report to their teachers and classmates.  That was 15 to 20 years ago.  I can't locate any pictures of Flat Stanley but I do have a picture of the home he retired to.

This past Christmas Wen's sister Connie, their mother, hosted our annual gathering and we exchanged our gifts via a white elephant exchange.  This fellow oversaw the event and we were allowed to carry him around the country with us on our adventures this year.  Connie called and suggested we carry BP (Blanco Pachyderm....get it? :) ) and take an occasional picture with him in it.  So, whenever you see BP in the corner of a picture you will know what's going on :) 

We are in Hohenwald, TN to get our annual maintenance done, yes it's been a year, to our trailer.  We happened upon this organization and learned it is a sanctuary for retired elephants from various zoos and circuses. They are sent to a 5000 acre parcel of land to "retire", away from human contact, and enjoy the rest of their lives in the wild.  Pretty cool!!!  It's a couple of miles from Hohenwald and not open to the public.  Several live cameras are running 24/7 and can be viewed at ​https://elephants.com/