Elephants at Khulu Bush Camp, Zimbabwe, 26 Jan 2024 (photo by Kate St. John)

13 February 2026

Today is Friday the 13th, a day that some people consider unlucky but there are many good things about it:

• Today is King Friday XIII’s birthday at Mister Rogers Neighborhood. This year King Friday has three birthdays: February 13, March 13, and November 13.
• Today is the first day of the 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count.
• Today begins the 2026 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• and (I’ve just invented this) I’m calling it the elephants’ lucky day.

It’s always a good day for elephants when they find food and water in a safe place. Sometimes it’s in a reliable location where they eat every day such as the Khulu Bush Camp in Zimbabwe where I visited two years ago (January 2024).

And sometimes they just luck out by being at the right place at the right time. Like when this orange transport truck broke down in South Africa.

May you have a Lucky Day!