A Pink Pat of Flamingos

Shalom!

(Hebrew for Hello and Peace)

Those silly flamingos, they want to land in my blog again!

I told them no, I already had a blog on flamingos,

but they insist.

I resist.

They try to threaten me with flamingo poop all over my yard.

I tell them I have a GREAT DANE,

a big dog, with big....poop.

They can't scare me.

They threaten a huge honk-fest.

Oh, well......okay...

I make a new treasury on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTc2MTA5M3w2Nzg1NzY2Njc/flaming-pink-flamingos

So, are they happy already?

No.

They insist - only a BLOG will do.

sigh.

okay!

What can one do when trying to reason with a flamingo?

I did have a lot of fun putting together a Flaming Pink Flamingo treasury!

I found enough super items to make another one,

only a Peach Flamingo treasury.

I haven't come up with a clever title yet, so it is waiting to be finished.

Do you have a clever title for my treasury?

Let me know, and I will give you credit!

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.chocolatebykim.etsy.com/

Yum Yum Yum for the Tum-Tum Tum!

Here's a plate to eat them on -

http://www.blythehousevintage.etsy.com/



Should we all wear hair nets whilst serving the treats?

I've found some for us - 

http://www.whimzythyme.etsy.com/

You know, with fancy cookies, you have to have a PARTY!!!

Whatever shall I wear to the Pink Flamingo Party?

http://www.queenoftheelephants.etsy.com/

No, perhaps that's too casual for this sugar cookie affair.

Perhaps this will do -

Only, I'm not blonde or skinny...

Perhaps if I wear these,  no one will notice

that I am not blonde or (that dirty word).

http://www.sssj.etsy.com/

or this pretty necklace?

http://www.sssj.etsy.com/

Nah, too fancy now. I'll save them for later.

Now THIS looks just perfect -

http://www.carolaudrey.etsy.com/

And maybe this for my hair!

http://www.isamaydesigns.etsy.com/

Alice is such a show-off. I wonder what she will be wearing?

http://www.illustrativetakeover.etsy.com/

I definitely think we should decorate for the party -

  

http://www.jollytimeone.etsy.com/

http://www.burgeestudio.etsy.com/ 

I love this sign for the door -

http://www.posterpop.etsy.com/

 Oh! I almost forgot to send invites!

http://www.glenillustrates.etsy.com/

Hmmmmm, Nancy is always soooo high-bred in her mind,

maybe I should send her this one instead:

http://www.poordogfarm.etsy.com/

Oh, that Nancy. She always has to bring something...

I better find a dish for these Jordan almonds -

okay, yeah, they are pretty!

http://www.alottocollect.etsy.com/

Well, yes, I do really like this dish, but perhaps the pastel almonds

will look better in this one -

http://www.clcort.etsy.com/

Here's a little activity while we wait for everyone to show up:

And a fun and yummy time was had by all....

To make the party ending perfect, I passed out one of these to each guest,

so they can remember that Flamingos

can be

very insistent.

http://www.celtictidecreations.etsy.com/

Now get your big pat of flamingos off my lawn!!!

inkspired

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dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/

Flaming Flamingos, Batman!

que' onda

pronounced keh ondah

(South American for 'what's up')

Caribbean flamingo or American flamingo

It's a plane, no....

It's a balloon, no....

It's a ....

bird?

Today we are having FLAMINGO FUN!

Why?

Because they look so silly!

Because they come in pretty colors!

Because they adore shrimp - like me!

Besides, everyone needs at least one pink flamingo in their life,

even if it is a plastic one!

www.redfromsun.etsy.com

"Is there anything more beautiful than a beautiful,

beautiful flamingo,

flying across in front of a beautiful sunset?

And he's carrying a beautiful rose in his beak,

and also he's carrying a very beautiful painting with his feet.

And also, you're drunk."

- Jack Handy, writer, cast member of Saturday Night Live

Now let me do some 'splainin'.

This was one of only TWO quotes or poems I could find

about flamingos.

Not a lot of choices you might say.

So, while I NEVER condone being drunk,

take the quote in a light spirit

and enjoy the imagery!

Fun Flamingo Fact:

A flock of flamingos is called a pat.

A what? ....A pat.

Well, I guess it's time to learn about

the anatomy of a flamingo:

I think it's the same for a plastic flamingo?

These lovely pink flamingos prove that even apartment dwellers

can have Flaming Flamingo Fun!

plastic flamingos in planter

Flamingos live to be about 50 years old.

a pat of flamingos in Kenya

I picked up some fun flamingo facts,

flamingo charts

and flamingo activities

from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/

It's a great website.

flamingo fondant from http://www.cakecentral.com/

"Flamingo" Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV

These amazing marbles are hand painted:

GlassGemsbyChristine.etsy.com

She has many many different glass marbles to choose from.

Flag for sale at http://www.flamingogals.com/

Of course, we have to include one of my favorite Barbies:

She is much prettier than this photo shows.

Fun Flamingo Fact:

When a flamingo flies, its long neck and long legs make

a nearly straight line.

www.icanhascheezburger.com

Great web site for funnies like the one above!

Many have cats...

I bet flamingos don't like cats...

Chilean flamingo with eggs in nest

Chilean flamingo in the Amazon

Plastic Flamingos, found mostly in the USA

flamingo crossing rubber stamp, vivalasvegastamps.com

Let's learn how to fold an origami flamingo!

Cool!

Side note:

it's hard to find any decent vintage illustrations of flamingos!

c.1911

Beautiful page of flamingo items for sale at

the Celestial Seasonings Store:

Lesser Flamingos, smaller than the others

lesser flamingos, San Francisco

More fun flamingo facts:

The flamingo eats insects, crustaceans (shrimp and other shrimp-like animals), and tiny plants, like algae.

The flamingo's bright pinkish color is due to its diet.

The carotene from the shrimp in its turns its fleathers pink.

If a flamingo's diet is low in carotene, the feathers become white.

The flamingo eats by putting its head upside-down

into the water looking backwards!

(kids, don't try this a home) 

It takes in water that is rich in tiny organisms and filters nutrients from the water with a comb-like organ on its tongue.

Hmmmm, maybe too much information....

GOOD NEWS!

Plastic Pink FLamingos eat very little, if at all!

And this next one is very easy to maintain,

once you have mortgaged your house and your car and your kids!

Flamingo, by Cartier's

I don't think they got the colors just right however...

but I'm willing to overlook that slight discrepancy!

Here is another beautiful collage from

http://www.fleurbonheur.etsy.com/

"lady with flamingo"

If you'd like to do a little, fast scherensnitte cutting

this one is for you:

Try pasting the cut out over a vacation photo -

perhaps a beautiful sunset.

a pat of Greater Flamingos

Well, that's all she wrote, folks.

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/