(Long) HAS THIS NOT BEEN DONE??? Traveling yard ornaments?

We have been in this house for slightly over a year, and we've been doing some major renovations to it. Last summer it started with ripping off the roof and replacing it, reshingling the cedar siding, and replacing the windows. When it came time to paint the outside, I suggested  a "pink". When I meant PINK, I meant like a nice sand to salmon color, not PINK-pink. When the time came very close to start painting, I became really adamant about a nice cheery "character-giving" color - it's a Cape, afterall. I heartily insisted the "Pink", and suggested to my husband he'd be sorry if he doesn't go with it. Before I knew it, my husband already purchased 10 gallons of some drab, boring Montpelier Gray.

So, I ordered a bunch of pink yard flamingos and placed them alllll ovvveeerr the front yard while he was away. In turn I went away for 4 days as well, and there resided in front of our stuffy Boston suburb home, was a bunch of pink flamingos. Common in Florida, absolutely tasteless to display in Massachusetts (I'm NOT from here.)

My favorite though was one that you can dress up according to seasons. It has a witch outfit, turkey, Santa, easter bunny ears, Uncle Sam clothes, raincoat set, leprechaun, luau, scarf and hat winter get up......I have faithfully over the last year changed that flamingo's clothes as appropriate, and kept it in the front yard (why? because I can, and all my stuffy neighbors need to get a grip - relaxxx!).

About 6 weeks ago, I return home from work.....it's gone. Missing! This was my polite way of giving my stuffy neighbors the middle finger (that and blasting Metallica, Korn, Linkin Park, etc. outside whenever we're doing work out there). I am sad and somewhat borderline ballistic.

Tonight, I walk out of my side door on my way to Masters', and there's my flamingo! Still dressed in its grass skirt and lei, wrapped in plastic with a note attached in another plastic bag. Photos. Eeeek I'm afraid to look.

My flamingo visited Virginia, M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-hump back-hump back-I, and Tennessee. It was photoed in the driver's seat of an 18-wheeler, sleeping in the cab, surveying an Everglade-type property for sale, stuck in a vending snack and coke machine, and in front of a church. Oh, and apparently met two new friends.

I was elated. I can play dress-up with my offensive yard ornament again! It has it's witch outfit on now. Next month it wears the turkey, then Santa and then its hat and scarf........cooool!

I wish I had a digital camera so I could show it off......so happy it's back!

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