Pigs and Flamingos

A long time ago I had a thing for pigs. Everybody has collected something at one time or another. I collected pigs. Figurines, wood carvings, salt and pepper shakers, cups, plates - you name it. I had some blown glass ones and even some fuzzy slippers. I'm over it now, but I did save a few that have special meaning to me.

I used to have a set of wooden pig lawn ornaments. Nothing special, but I liked them and they sat proudly in my front yard until one fateful Saturday morning. As per usual, I went outside to pick up the paper and walk the perimeter just to see what was going on in my yard. As soon as I stepped out the front door, I noticed something bright pink that caught my eye. There, in the place of my beloved black and white spotted swine, were three hot pink tacky plastic flamingos.

My first reaction was instantaneous laughter. Who would do this wacky kind of thing? I assumed that one of our dear friends, Mariano, was playing a practical joke on us. He lived kind of far away, but it HAD to be him. This was just his style. He must have been in the neighborhood, just passing through and thought of this great prank. We all laughed and said it was an ingenious stunt. All the while he denied doing it. He was very convincing, but he kept laughing while he was promising that it wasn't him. So, I really thought that he had done it.

For a very long time I thought that one day my three little pigs would just magically reappear in the yard as mysteriously as they had disappeared, and complete the awesome joke. That would have been classic. But, alas, it was not to be. Mariano even bought me a couple of different wooden outdoor pigs to replace the originals (which was very sweet), but they just weren't the same.

So, in honor of my long lost little piggies, I am blogging about yard art.

Pig Replacements??

This kind of reminds me of my pigs

Mooooooooooo

Some yard art is functional.

Twin Swan Planters

Most are just for show.

Ooga Booga Masks

Hey, I know this guy!

This isn't actually art, but it was kind of artsy and it was in somebody's yard. Does that count?

Chicken Wire Spiral

Pretty Bird

 Sometimes there is big art in people's yard

My Friend's Cow

Horsies

Oh, the Wells Fargo wagon is a comin' down the Street....

Some yard art is meant to bring a certain calm

Ganeesha

 

This frog bids you peace

Serenity

 This is what my daughter use to collect.

Squirrel Love

Whoooooo?

Or you could go whimsical

Bright Windmill

Sometimes it's really art!

Tropical Paradise

And sometimes, you can't really explain what possesses some people to put things in their yards. I dare someone to replace this guy with a flamingo.

Interesting....

And sometimes it speaks of love.

Heart Art

While I miss my little oinkers, they probably wouldn't be there any more any ways.