Doll Daze No. 2: It's Alive!

WHEN: June 2009
WHERE: Shadyside, Pittsburgh
PHOTO: Jason P.
It's like creepy-toy Invasion of the Body Snatchers, where a garbage-bag pod is birthing a doll.

Doll Daze No. 1: Curbside

WHEN: June 2009
WHERE: South Side Slopes, Pittsburgh

Catchin' some rays. I love the ponytails about to take flight.

Trouble at the Track

WHEN: June 2009
WHERE: Shadyside, Pittsburgh
Looks like NASCAR's made its last pit stop.

Butterflies Are Free

WHEN: May 2009
WHERE: Shadyside, Pittsburgh
ADDED PATHOS: Grubby, outdated political clutter
Oooh, look! A butterfly landed on the news box!

Peace in Our Time

WHEN: May 2009
WHERE: Friendship, Pittsburgh
In a world of unending turmoil, at least two warriors have laid their weapons down. Though by the looks of these weird space guns, these combatant may not have been of this earth.

Ball of Joy

WHEN: June 2009
WHERE: Shadyside, Pittsburgh
PHOTO: Lisa C.
I'm so happy that I'm not going to roll down that drain.

Land Shark!

WHEN: May 2009
WHERE: Downtown Pittsburgh
PHOTO: Jason P.
Once a fearsome killer of the seas, now washed up, dried up and stepped on.

Puzzling

WHEN: June 2009
WHERE: Bus shelter, Shadyside, Pittsburgh
Sometimes while waiting for the bus, I play a little video game on my iPod. Funny, but I never thought of doing a jigsaw puzzle.

The Glass Cage

WHEN: May 2009
WHERE: Homestead, PA
In a long-shuttered junk shop, a bird waits hopelessly by the window.

Thinking Outside of the Box

WHEN: May 2009
WHERE: Campbell, CA
PHOTO: Lizzie in Calif.
At a flea market, a differently abled doll tries to make a break for it.

Plight of the Bumblebee

WHEN: May 2009
WHERE: Garfield, Pittsburgh

In the gutter. I like how its one wing is sorta hugging that trash bottle.

Lost Toy of the Lost Incas

WHEN: January 2009
WHERE: Puca Pucara Inca ruins, just outside of Cuzco, Peru
PHOTO: Mike Z., currently of Quito
Among the ancient artifacts, this extremely rare plastic doll.

SpiderMan No. 3: Footloose

WHEN: May 2009
WHERE: Garfield, Pittsburgh
ADDED PATHOS: Beer bottle
It's the end of the road for this SpiderMan slipper.

SpiderMan No. 2: Hand Off

WHEN: March 2009
WHERE: Strip District, Pittsburgh
Don't worry: Spidey's got seven more arms, right?

SpiderMan No. 1: Unstuck

WHEN: April 2009
WHERE: Bus stop, New Orleans
PHOTO: Brian C., of Pittsburgh
Kicking off a mini-streak of forlorn Spideys is this guy who appears to be fresh out of suck.