Yabba Dabba Ewwww

WHEN: May 2010
WHERE: East Village, New York City
PHOTO: Andy N. in NYC
This ain't no Bedrock.

South Pole Wanderer

WHEN: September 2010
WHERE: Brooklyn, New York
PHOTO: Leigh Fox, in New York City
This misguided penguin is 1. in the wrong hemisphere and 2. dressed for the wrong holiday. Plus, stuck on a fence.

Don't Fence Me In

WHEN: November 2008
WHERE: Garfield, Pittsburgh

There is some deep impulse within folks to shove stuffed animals into chain-link fences. Here's three guys riding out the winter the hard way. Or maybe they're escaping ...

Batter Up

WHEN: July 2009

WHERE: Eliza Furnace Trail, Pittsburgh

Given the sorry state of the Pirates baseball club, I'm surprised we don't see more of the players' heads stuck on fences around town.

Snowman of Love

WHEN: Feb. 2009
WHERE: South Side Slopes, Pittsburgh

I saw this from the bus, and actually got off to take a picture. This combo-holiday item -- I dunno what it is, a snowman invited to a wedding? -- was tied high up on the fence of St. Michael's Cemetery.

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.