Such a fun article! Decades ago, an old New England chum had a collection of these flamingos in his yard. I remember that there were 26 and some of his men friends would make a sport of rearranging them wildly throughout his yard in the middle of the night before heading home from the pub. This tradition went on for years. Thanks for a superb topic!
In my former historic neighborhood (the Old West End, in Toledo, Ohio), pink flamingos on your lawn indicate you support the preservation of historic homes.
I'm obsessed with this. I currently have Halloween flamingos in my yard--they're black with glow-in-the-dark skeletons--but I had no idea the lawn ornament had such a cool history. Thanks Beth!
Great story! That tiny tidbit about hot pink as the “it” color got me thinking about Pantone’s “color of the year” designation and how/why/when that all started...I’ll leave that with you for now.
Such a fun article! Decades ago, an old New England chum had a collection of these flamingos in his yard. I remember that there were 26 and some of his men friends would make a sport of rearranging them wildly throughout his yard in the middle of the night before heading home from the pub. This tradition went on for years. Thanks for a superb topic!
In my former historic neighborhood (the Old West End, in Toledo, Ohio), pink flamingos on your lawn indicate you support the preservation of historic homes.
I'm obsessed with this. I currently have Halloween flamingos in my yard--they're black with glow-in-the-dark skeletons--but I had no idea the lawn ornament had such a cool history. Thanks Beth!
Great story! That tiny tidbit about hot pink as the “it” color got me thinking about Pantone’s “color of the year” designation and how/why/when that all started...I’ll leave that with you for now.