16/09/17: Abandoned cat head #2

Boots and Waitrose car park, Whetstone.

12/09/17: Abandoned football card

Near Millwall Dock, E14. Joe Allen, midfielder. Defence points 71. Attack points: 67.

11/09/17: Abandoned monkey

Whetstone. This monkey head was left by the curb. It could be another emoji head thing. McDonalds had something to do with it, too.

09/09/17: Abandoned dog

Whetstone. According to THIS site: "Official police data shows 1,670 dogs were reported missing last year—the equivalent of at least five dogs every day". Here's one of them.

09/09/17: Abandoned man #3

Whetstone. "Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves," said Henry David Thoreau.

09/09/17: Abandoned heads #2 and #3

Boots and Waitrose car park, Whetstone. Even more repulsive than the previous abandoned emoji head thing HERE.

02/09/17: Abandoned head

Totteridge. This emoji head thing was a squidgy ball that was unpleasant to touch.

02/09/17: Abandoned keys #3

Totteridge.

02/09/17: Abandoned pony #2

Totteridge. Small pink pony with yellow mane. I took her home and washed off the mud. Is she related to THIS little equine treasure?

29/08/17: Abandoned number plate #6

Isle of Dogs, E14. A Google search on the number above reveals that "This 2007 FORD FOCUS GHIA...was first registered on Friday 28th of December 2007 near Birmingham... This vehicle had 6 previous owners before the current keeper acquired it." Click HERE for the rest of the series.

19/08/17: Abandoned cat head with "heart" eyes

Whetstone. This abandoned feline was mere centimetres away from a sign reading "Ginger + white cat found". Putting two and two together I wondered if an emotional reunion might be in order, but the only white on the poor creature was his unattractive McDonalds label. 

17/08/17: Abandoned "Where there is tea there is hope" key ring

Holborn, WC1. Brexit shame makes me recoil somewhat at the flag, but it's impossible to disagree with the sentiment on this satisfyingly chunky metal disc.

14/08/14: Abandoned Airbrushing for Modellers

Millwall Dock, E14. Airbrushing for Modellers by Richard M. Goldman and Murray Rubenstein is a 1974 publication that can be bought for $13.95 on Amazon.com, or picked up for free on the Isle of Dogs.

04/08/17: Abandoned toilet

Isle of Dogs, E14. A teeny toilet, slightly broken.

03/08/17: Abandoned creature #17

Marsh Wall, Isle of Dogs, E14. There are a lot of strange creatures out there.

25/07/17: Abandoned creature #16

Isle of Dogs, E14. Hippo? Dinosaur? Hipposaur? More creatures HERE.

24/07/17: Abandoned "Super Daddy" balloon

Millwall Dock, E14.

22/07/17: Abandoned creature #15

Boots and Waitrose car park, Whetstone. Species unknown. More creatures HERE.

15/07/17: Abandoned letter to Kelly

Boots and Waitrose car park, Whetstone.

07/07/17: Abandoned toilet sticker

Millwall Dock, E14. Do not throw inappropriate items down the toilet.

05/07/17: Abandoned creature #14

Whetstone. Unlike some of the previous sorry creatures in the series (see HERE), this little fellow seems rather aggressive.

02/07/17: Abandoned legs #2

North Finchley. Possibly related to: THESE LEGS.

19/06/17: Abandoned "Vote Tactically..." sticker

Stuck to the pavement just outside Waterloo Station. More abandoned stickers HERE.

15/06/17: Abandoned drone

Oakleigh Park Swimming Pool, N20. I see a lot of "lost..." signs, but this is the first for a drone. Phone number masked in the interests of privacy.

09/06/17: Abandoned Elaine

Lying in the road near Mudchute DLR station, E14, the day after the General Election, was this abandoned political leaflet. Elaine Bagshaw stood for the Liberal Democrats in the parliamentary constituency of Poplar & Limehouse. She won 3,959 votes (a percentage increase of 2.5 for the party), but was beaten by Labour's Jim Fitzpatrick (with 39,558 votes) and Tory Christopher Wilford (with 11,846 votes).

08/06/17: Abandoned LEGO

In the road off Marsh Wall, E14. There are apparently 400 billion LEGO bricks in the world. Here are a few of them.

08/06/17: Abandoned glove-bottle

Just off Marsh Wall, E14. Gloves in road, one with a bottle in it.

08/06/17: Abandoned majority

Near Millwall Dock, E14. Election day.

04/06/17: Abandoned squirrel

Boots and Waitrose car park, Whetstone. This poor little fellow had lost parts of his glass hands and feet but bravely still managed to stand up.

21/05/17: Abandoned legs

Church Path, Whetstone.

09/05/17: Abandoned shoe #7

Millwall Dock, E14. A tiny tot's shoe joins THIS collection of tragically abandoned footwear.

09/05/17: Abandoned firearm #4

Millwall Dock, E14. Not the first weapon found here, either (see HERE).

09/05/17: Abandoned fork

Whetstone. A fork in the road.

07/05/17: Abandoned "I bumped my head today" sticker

Whetstone. Stuck to the pavement. More abandoned stickers HERE.

26/04/17: Abandoned Why?

Totteridge. Over the years, this blog has tried to address some of the biggest questions of existence. This is both the smallest and the biggest question of all. Why? Why indeed?

20/04/17: Abandoned "I have clean teeth" sticker

Millwall Dock, E14.

19/04/17: Abandoned "Hello!" book

Millwall Dock, E14.

15/04/17: Abandoned face mask

Totteridge, near the duck pond. A slightly disarming discovery. Does anyone know who he is?

19/03/17: Abandoned hope

Great Russell Street, near the British Museum. The text reads "Brexit = national suicide. No! to art. 50". Someone has crossed out the "national suicide" part of this and written "yes, lets just ignore Demoracy" (sic).

19/03/17: Abandoned hat #3

On the platform bench at Hendon Central tube station.

05/03/17: Abandoned bottles

Whetstone. Not so much abandoned as carefully placed.

04/03/17: Abandoned shoe #6

Mill Hill. Lots to enjoy here: the name "Stephan", the orange sole, the fancy pink strap across it and the shiny silver buckle.

28/02/17: Abandoned soldier

Isle of Dogs. Contrary to popular belief, the Queen's Guard are not merely a ceremonial presence to be enjoyed and photographed by tourists. They are, in fact, fully operational soldiers. This poor little guy had lost his head, but, incredibly, could still march in the name of royal duty.

15/02/17: Abandoned Bob Marley "container"

Initially, I thought this was a Bob Marley pencil sharpener. It's wasn't. It was a small container for storing something else.

15/02/17: Abandoned number plate #5

Whetstone. See the rest of the series HERE.

13/02/17: Abandoned Valentine

Whetstone. One day before Valentine's Day, this romantic, heart-shaped balloon had already been discarded. Tragic.

12/02/17: Abandoned sheet music #2

Whetstone. The lyrics on this sheet music include "states are crumbling" and "from this moment". A quick Google search reveals this to be "Aftermath" by Muse.

24/01/17: Abandoned lager

Totteridge & Whetstone tube station. I see a lot of lager cans left lying around, but not many of them are unopened. According to the list HERE, Dębowe Mocne is the 11th most popular Polish beer.

18/01/17: Abandoned origami

Whetstone. This lovely bird, fashioned from a till receipt, was on the same windowsill as this Minion.