Pink Feathers?

I'd bet most of your mornings follow a predictable, set routine like mine do. You probably wake up, roll out of bed and head out to the kitchen on auto-pilot looking for your first jolt of caffeine to help your poor, sleepy gray cells ignite. Me too, so imagine my surprise when I opened the living room blinds, pre-jolt, and casually glanced across the street to see this unusual sight. "Hmmm...geez", I thought to myself, "Betty's got some flamingos on her lawn." Wait! Huh? What?


Yes, I do live in Florida but I've never seen the birds except at theme parks or zoos. I think they may hang around further south, like Miami or Key West, but here? Nope! Then I took a closer look and started laughing. Someone had pranked my neighbor with a batch of plastic birds complete with nifty "ransom" sign. The technical term, I've learned, is referred to as being "Flocked" and apparently pretty popular with some schools and organizations as a way to fundraise. Your donation insures prompt removal of the offensive lawn ornamentation. Apparently everyone is more than willing to cough up some cash to encourage the flock to disappear. Quickly.


All in all, it's a pretty fun way to start the day - at least it is when you don't have the dratted things in your own yard. Have a really great weekend!