050908 Pink Flamingos

050908 Pink Flamingos

Some time back I asked if anyone had any pink flamingos he/she would
care to send to Iraq for the 'lawn'. I was
pleasantly surprised to hear from Michelle at lawn-greetings.org
offering such and quickly accepted her gracious
offer. So just a few days ago we put the flamingos out. I was
envisioning a sort of avant-gard art display.
Iconic Americana comes to an Army base in Iraq sorta thing. Well the
flamingos initially had a mixed review (as
perhaps provocative art always does). Some thought they were great. A
certain Sergeant Major was not initially too
happy that they 'marred' his lawn. Well, that was the first day and I
think after someone explained that he should
be honored to have been 'flocked' he then quickly warmed up to the
idea. Now the MPs (military police) evidentlly
REALLY liked the flamingos and on the second night an MP vehicle
stopped and tried to 'russle' our flamingos! So the
flamingos were retired for a day or so and then I put them back out.
Below are some of the pics we'll see how long
the flamingo remain before they 'fly away'.
R/Chris