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| When we got married Tom Bruce and Judith Pratt gave us a pair of pink flamingo lawn ornaments as a wedding gift. Then, when we bought our new house they forgot and gave us another pair. Dan decided they ought to live in the woods, and Karen agreed with the stipulation that they must not be seen from the house. So our Flamingo Colony was born, and the four flamingos lived happily in the woods. We took Ben for nature walks in the woods (Allison is now old enough to go, too), and when we "discovered" the flamingos a good time was had by all. | |
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Ben got Dan a great "Flamingo Crossing" sign, which we put
at the foot of the bridge that goes over our stream and leads to
the part of the woods where the flamingo colony is.
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In 1995 Dan ran a
booth at the COMDEX computer convention, and Rosemary
West presented him with two new flamingos that she brought from
LA where she lives. Rosemary knew about the colony, and also knew
that if she brought the birds Dan would put them up in the booth.
As far as we know, that was the only booth at COMDEX that year
with pink flamingo lawn ornaments (the only one with any lawn
ornaments, for that matter). Eric took the flamingos after the
conference, and eventually sent them to Dan by UPS.
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| Now Dan and Ben had the task of releasing the California birds into the wild. Here's Ben, using the special "Flamingo Hold" which is recommended when performing this delicate ecological operation. Notice how tame and well behaved the birds are with him - he has a gentle touch. |
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Here's the view as we approach the flamingoes in the woods. The four older flamingoes have been happy here - we were concerned about whether they would accept the new birds into their community. |
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We needn't have worried - one of the California birds immediately took to one of the New York ones, and both of the new flamingoes happily settled in to their new home. Ben and Dan's work was done, so they bid a reluctant farewell to their pink plastic friends, and hiked back through the woods, already planning to visit another day... |
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Then fall came.
With the leaves and foliage gone, you could see the flamingos
from the house, but you could not see them all, and they really
appear as pink dots if you know where to look. When Eric Isaacson
visited us he tried to find a spot in the house where you could
see all four, but the best he could do was three.