Unnatural Habitat

WHEN: December 2008
WHERE: Garfield, Pittsburgh

To close out the mini lost-bear series, here's a poor guy that appears doubly trapped -- caught up in both the fence and the hedge.

Just Taking a Moment Here

WHEN: January 2009
WHERE: Washington, DC
PHOTO: Stewart W. in DC

The chronicle of lost bears continues.

Another Unwanted Bear

WHEN: Summer 2008
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
PHOTO: Leigh
ADDED PATHOS: Graffiti

I've got a batch of abandoned bear shots, so here's No. 2. Thanks to Leigh!

No Point in Going On

WHEN: December 2008

WHERE: Braddock, PA

PHOTO: Laurie A., of Chicago

Laurie snapped this bear in an auto junkyard in Braddock. Check out her like-minded blog, Found Clothing, that chronicles garments left street-side.

Double Yellow Line Demise

WHEN: January 2009

WHERE: East Liberty, Pittsburgh

I caught this Beanie Baby-type dude -- I think it's a fox -- ridin' the double yellow line on a busy street one morning. Oddly, as in the case of so many toys-gone-astray, by afternoon, there was no sign of him. Vanished.

Death in the Desert

WHERE: In the high desert, near Victorville, CA

PHOTO: Lizzie F., in California

Lizzie writes: He seems to be one of the Bratz boyfriends but clearly has been shown the door. His posture suggests crucifiction ... really, a pretty disturbing sight.

Inauguration Day Special

WHEN: Jan. 18, 2009
WHERE: Little Falls Park, Bethesda, MD

OK, so it's not quite a toy, but it is the kind of little flag you give a kid to wave. Maybe a kid at one of the Inaugural events. Except this little flag was found 2 days earlier lying in the leaves in a suburban Maryland park. Good enough for Inauguration Day.

UPDATE: I rescued this, and gave a new lease on life. It went to the swearing-in, or at least within a couple miles of it.

Officer Down

WHEN: December 2008

WHERE: Homestead, PA

It's just like in the action movies when cop cars flip over -- looks like no one's coming to tow this one back to the precinct.

Hang In There, Baby

WHEN: Fall 2008
WHERE: West side of Cleveland, Ohio
TAKEN BY: Jared in Cleveland

This photo is a little freaky. There's a lot of gloomy stuff going on: dead tree, iced power lines, shabby bricks ... oh, and a doll hanging in mid-air.

Oh Mickey, You're So ...

WHEN: Jan. 13, 2009

WHERE: Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh

TAKEN BY: Jill C.

Frankly, all I see here is a drunken Mickey trying to hump the garbage can. The front view shows that Mickey got the worst of it in a fight with a Magic Marker.