I've talked before about the sense of whimsy that you can add to your lawn with the addition of a flock of adorable pink garden flamingos. Placing a colorful flock in your yard lets people know instantly that you're a fun loving person that has a sense of humor. But, the lawn is not the only place these pink birds can go!

When I was a kid, playing a prank on someone usually involved toilet paper, soap or shaving cream.  Although all three were relatively harmless, now as an adult I can appreciate the true nuisance they are.  Thankfully, I have yet to wake up one morning to find my trees decorated with swaths of toilet paper myself.  But, if I was going to be on the receiving end of a prank, a flock of plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments in my yard would have to be my prank of choice.  Clearly, there are others who have thought so as well.

With the increasing use of plastics and the decorating trend to "go pink", a delightful piece of Americana -- pink flamingo lawn ornaments -- were first hatched by Don Featherstone, in 1957.  Featherstone was hired by Union Products, of Leominster, Massachusetts, to carve three-dimensional versions of two of their best selling products -- the duck and the flamingo.  These sculptures were to be used in their new product line of plastic lawn ornaments, expanding their products from simply two-dimensional creations to more lifelike versions.