Monday 17 June 2013

Father's Day spotlight on giraffe dad, Raph G. Neckmann - and a secret!!


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If you look closely at me, you will see that I have several giraffes painted onto my body. These giraffes are my closest friends from my home planet Giraffe World. I thought I would introduce you to them! First of all we have Raph G. Neckmann.
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Raph G. Neckmann
 
Giraffe dad Raph G. Neckmann - Ingrid Sylvestre
Giraffe dad, Raph G. Neckmann
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Giraffe dad, Raph, is a mild, rather absent-minded person who takes the teasing of his family in good humour. He worked for 17 years as an accountant with Storey & Tawle in Raffsburgh before setting up a family business, Giraffe World Tours. You can read all about this in 'The Escape of a Giraffe Accountant'!


Giraffe Raph G. Neckmann reading the paper - Ingrid Sylvestre
Raph reading the paper
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Raph loves to drink tea while reading the paper in peace. He often wears the tea cosy on his head so he can't hear his daughters Nexi and Necky Becky squabbling!

Giraffes Raph & Maureen dancing - Ingrid Sylvestre
Raph & Maureen dancing
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Raph is married to Maureen Treeging and they love dancing. You can see them dancing on my left side!
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Giraffes Raph G. Neckmann and Maureen Treeging at Colchester Zoo
Raph & Maureen painted on my side
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Would you like to know a big secret? 
When there are no humans around, the characters on my sides come to life, emerging from the paint to have nexciting adventures! You can see Raph and Maureen on the picture below, having left their painted place they are riding on my back through time and space!
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Raph & Maureen riding on my back through time and space
Yesterday was Father's Day in the UK on planet Earth. During the night, when there were no humans around at Clacton Factory Outlet, all the giraffes painted on me came alive for a wonderful party! We played hide and seek among the shops, followed by other party games and a glorious feast. Oh what fun we all had!

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Wednesday 5 June 2013

Stand Tall for Giraffes at Clacton Factory Outlet!


Nextra-terrestrial enjoying sun at Clacton Factory Outlet - Stand Tall for Giraffes Colchester Zoo
Nextra-terrestrial enjoying the sun at Clacton Factory Outlet - Stand Tall for Giraffes
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Ooh I'm enjoying the lovely sunshine and summery atmosphere here!
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I've been getting loads of visitors - you can see some of them on Clacton Factory Outlet's facebook page. The kids and their families love to find the giraffe characters painted all over me - and the giraffodils round my feet! You can download and print colouring pictures of them here on my blog - keep visiting the blog and checking as more colouring pictures are added.
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Nextra-terrestrial giraffe sculpture at Clacton Factory Outlet - Stand Tall for Giraffes at Colchester Zoo
Nextra-terrestrial giraffe at Clacton Factory Outlet - Stand Tall for Giraffes

Don't you think the blue sky matches my ears perfectly?
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Sunday 2 June 2013

Ooh, where am I?

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Stand Tall for Giraffes - Nextra-terrestrial in transit

What an eventful few hours this has been! After spending many days in storage with all the other giraffes, passing the time chatting and playing games, we were suddenly all loaded onto transporters to go to our new homes for 12 weeks ...
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Stand Tall giraffes in transit
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Stand Tall for Giraffes - Nextra-terrestrial in transit

After what seemed like quite a long journey I was left standing in unknown surroundings. I felt very alone. Where were all my giraffe friends? Were there any humans here?
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Stand Tall for Giraffes - Nextra-terrestrial

"Stand Tall," I said to myself, feeling a tear roll down my neck.

Then suddenly I was surrounded by friendly, welcoming people! They smiled at me, put their arms round my neck and posed for photographs with me. There was a lovely feeling of celebration. "Welcome!" they said, "Welcome to Clacton Factory Outlet, we're so glad to have you here."

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Stand Tall for Giraffes - Nextra-terrestrial arrives at Clacton Factory Outlet

Ooh, now I know this is going to be a nexciting, fun-filled summer!
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