Pink Flamingos have always interested me. I love everything about them from their color to the narrowness of their long legs. The bright pink color of a healthy, well fed flamingo is one of the most beautiful colors found in nature in my opinion. Even the crooked neck of the flamingo is beautiful and seemingly graceful.
The classic pink flamingo pose is my favorite. You know the one, the side profile of the bird with one leg held up off the ground, the one we see on everything from t-shirts and mugs to key chains and who can forget yard ornaments. It seems that more than just me has a fascination with these beautiful creatures although they have gotten the reputation of being a little tacky.
Whether you think pink flamingos are tacky or beautiful, you'll love learning more about them. Before today I didn't know much about a pink flamingos other than I really like the way the look, and it really never occurred to me to research them. I am glad that it occurred to MiaBellezza to do so though. Her lens (article), Pink Flamingo Pictures, is fantastic. In the article she shares everything you could possible want to know about a pink flamingo. Do you know why pink flamingos are pink? Do you know what color a flamingo is when it is born? You will find out the answer to those questions and more when you visit Pink Flamingo Pictures.
Finding this article on pink flamingos this morning was a real treat for me. I realized yesterday just how calming the color pink can be for me. As I sat in the doctor's office yesterday, in the midst of an anxiety attack, I was drawn to an image of pink flowers in a field, the same pink found on a pink flamingo, and it calmed me down some. I'd never noticed the calming nature of the color before, but now my fascination with pink flamingos does make a little more sense.
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I'm so glad you joined me here on this Wednesday morning to celebrate reaching the middle of the work week with a beautiful and well written lens.
On Wednesday mornings I will be spotlighting a variety of different lenses on a variety of different topics. I look for lenses that tell a story. No matter what the topic or category I like to see lenses that have a little bit of the lensmaster in them. Sometimes just a small paragraph about why the topic matters to you is all it takes.
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Tacky or beautiful? It's all in your perception. It is clear that you and MiaBellezza fall on the beautiful side. Thanks for sharing your fascination with flamingos and this beautiful lens.
What a lovely article and gorgeous pictures of flamingos! Thanks for sharing Crystal!
I also have a thing about flamingos but a little different from yours. The year I turned 40 my friends hired a guy to come in the middle of the night and put up a really tacky sign announcing my age along with 40 plastic flamingos dotting my entire front yard. It just so happened that a very popular radio host lived down the street from me and he told about it on the radio that morning and suggested that everyone drive buy and honk to me for my birthday. Hundreds of people drove by…it was a HOOT!
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Laughing here at Bev's story, but I also agree that flamingos in the wild have a natural beauty and elegance as well as being colorful. I've discovered now how cute a baby flamingo is and I was surprised too at how much variation there is in the adults' coloring, with some appearing a very vibrant shade. Thanks for brightening the day with these pink flamingos!
Aw, Crystal, never thought about their color being calming. Hope you're feeling better now. …Yep, back in the day, we traveled a lot, and flamingo yard ornaments were all the rage. That's where the "tacky" part comes in…those mass-produced plastic flamingos. :D They are lovely creatures. And Bev, what a great 40th birthday!