Author: aloysius-bear

Toy Appeal 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Hello. My name is Bobby, but my friends call me Gothmog. Bear asked me to talk to you about an issue that is very close to my heart – lost and abandoned toys. Every day, toys are separated from their humans, either through accident or design, leaving them…

Toy Appeal 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This is Hornby. He was found by Bear’s human fifteen years ago, in the street, in Manchester, with a tyre track across his face.

Toy Appeal 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Hornby has never regained his shape, but he turned his experience into the Hornby Abandoned Toy Foundation, an organisation that is dedicated to finding and saving lost and abandoned toys, and finding them loving homes.

Toy Appeal 4, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This poor Bagpuss was abandoned in a supermarket, having to survive several days on his own, scavenging for food and trying not to get stepped on, before he was found and delivered into the care of the Foundation.

Toy Appeal 5, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Henry was lost on a journey, turning up, dirty and disoriented in a car park.

Toy Appeal 6, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. David the Lion was one of the lucky ones. He was found, in pristine condition, in a charity shop. But emotional scars can be just as long in healing as physical damage, and that kind of rejection can be difficult to get over.

Toy Appeal 7, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. So, please, take care of your toys – especially with Christmas coming up. Even if you get new toys, don’t forget your old ones. They may be worn, but they’ve been loving friends for many years. And, if you find any lost or abandoned toys, and are unable…

Bolton Walk 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. I have been extremely remiss lately, since the occasion I’m writing about here actually happened about a month ago… Bad me! Anyway, we went to visit my human’s parents, and decided to go for a walk. I was in charge of the directions.

Bolton Walk 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The route was rather simpler than some of the other walks I’ve done, since we were mostly circling the resevoir.

Bolton Walk 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Isn’t this pretty? It’s nice to think that people can make things like this.