Union Products Inc. stopped producing flamingos and other lawn ornaments at its Leominster factory in June, and is going out of business Nov. 1 — a victim of rising expenses for plastic resin and electricity, as well financing problems.

I’m sure someone will buy the mold and the rights to the original design. This can’t be the end. That would be a shame for all kinds of pop culture reasons, but mostly because they plastic ones have a major advantage over the real thing. Have you ever seen how much poop a flock of flamingos can produce? Big, big birds. Big, pooping birds. You just don’t want that in your yard.