CAUTION: Flamingo Crossing

These well-dressed flamingos
visting our farm last May sported
Americana-inspired scarves.

Family traditions can be engaging, difficult, and enlightening, but none is as entertaining as our own Flamingo Gang. This clan strikes by stealth leaving a flock of pink birds in their wake with other telltale signs claiming responsibility. No one remembers (or admits knowing) where the practice originated, but many family members have been implicated in the gang’s antics.

The level of creativity displayed at some sites leaves little doubt that considerable planning goes into these artistic arrangements. And, there’s no denying the attention these exhibitions attract.

The Flamingo Gang left this
calling card on the mailbox.

Who can blame drivers for slowing to gawk at a perfectly lush lawn containing a strange collection of flamingoes surrounding an old toilet littered with beer cans as if they’d been out on an all-night bender. The victim is then tasked with selecting the next target while allowing enough time to elapse between incidents as to question who was responsible for the latest episode.

Some might consider the tradition juvenile or at least strange. But, isn’t retaining a childish sense of fun an ageless pursuit? We spend too much of our lives being serious and rushing from one thing to the next, so a little flamingo humor now and then is a healthy thing.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This blog author in no way admits to having direct knowledge of or experience with The Flamingo Gang and/or the incidents described herein. She is merely relating this engaging tale for the sole purpose of making you laugh!