I stopped by the post office and nearly peed my pants when I opened 3 letters with the same newspaper clipping. “Maybe next time you’ll think twice before planting a bush not approved by the neighborhood association.” Hilarious!!! Thank you so much for thinking of me Sarah, Nicole and someone who’d rather remain anonymous from Kentucky. 🙂 You made my day.
And for those of you who sent Lucy the puggle some more flamingos…. she thanks you too!
A solar light garden bird. FANCY!!!! It really does automatically light up at night.
Gwen from Madison, Wisconsin said the town takes their plastic pink flamingos very seriously. Did you know the lawn flamingo the official bird of Madison? Yes sir it is! Apparently 35 years ago, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students played a prank that’s remembered fondly — by some, at least — in Madison to this day.
The students — members of a group called the Pail and Shovel party, which ran UW’s student government at the time — planted more than 1,000 pink plastic flamingos on the grassy expanse near the dean’s office. {read the full article HERE} Let’s just say some of those birds are still around.
Which kinda gave me the idea that when I finally do bust out of this joint…. I’m going to hide all the pink flamingos around the neighborhood. Bahahaha! How fun would that be? Thanks Gwen!
Rescuing flamingos from boxes is a tough gig.
I’m not sure who sent in the 12 pink flamingo whirligigs…. but THANK YOU. I can’t wait to get a video of these babies in action during the next windstorm.
And the almost neon set of flamingos…. you’ll need to break out the shades if you walk by. They are so bright it is practically blinding. Whoa Nelly.
I know I shouldn’t be flaunting the flamingos in the front yard… But this sneaky bird lights up at night. And I don’t recall anything in the convents about landscape lighting…. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Anywho, Pinky blends in with the flowers anyway… right?
Keep Calm and Garden with the Flamingos,
~Mavis
If you have any pink flamingos you are willing to part with, please send them my way. There is nothing in the CC&R’s against pink flamingos in the yard. Yet.
Pink Flamingo Sanctuary {Gnomes and dream-catchers are welcome too!}
C/O Mavis Butterfield
P.O. Box 2083
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
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