Tiny Blue Cutie

Location: Catalina Island - early morning before anyone was walking the main beach stroll of Avalon, this tiny shoe was just sitting alone on a patio table in front of the Villa Portofino hotel

Condition: Brand new, not sure the owner was actually walking yet -no scuffs or stains on the bottom. Thomas & Friends brand - right shoe, size 1

An Alley Orphan

Location: Found in a neighborhood alley between 33rd and Landis Streets in San Diego

Condition: Women's New Balance, left, model #766 - muddy, sun damaged - no mate, been foot loose for a long time

Mangy in Maryland

Location: On a freeway off ramp - Hiway #68 about 30 miles east of Cumberland, MD

Condition: Pathetic, very worn, outer leather blown out over big toe - no laces, puffy red torn interior - 4 small spiders inside. Left boot only - looks to be about a man's size 10.

Stuck in the mud!

Location: mud flats in San Diego bay/Imperial Beach, 40 yards from running/bike path

Condition: wet with tangled weeds, laces intact/recently tied, no sun damage

Next of kin: n/a

Lost Soles Found

You've seen them, they're everywhere - in the best neighborhoods, in the poorest neighborhoods . . . forever traveling solo, abandoned by the side of the road. How do they usually become separated from their mirror twin? How do they manage to hang from overhead wires, the lucky ones, discarded with their mates - hanging by a shoelace, evenly divided?

This blog is dedicated to all the lost soles out there - paired or unpaired . . . sung to the tune of:

* Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis Presley)

*These Boots Were Make for Walking (Nancy Sinatra)

*Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (Shania Twain)

*Head Over Heels (The Go-Go's)

*FootLoose (Kenny Loggins)