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Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda for March 29, 2026

by Jeff Cambra On In Alameda Life | Comments Disabled

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Alameda Post - Mouf the dog sits behind stacks of Girlscout cookies. [1]

Each year, my human companion sets a goal for supporting local entrepreneurs, especially the ones who sell Girl Scout cookies. This year’s mark was 15, and unfortunately, he fell short by one box. In all fairness to him, he was on track to meet the goal, but the Girl Scout table at South Shore Shopping Center ran out of the Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies. This explains the one box of Trefoils, which he substituted into the selection. He was planning on ordering three boxes and had $21 in hand.

According to his expert opinion (he has consumed over 200 boxes), this year’s Thin Mint cookies were more minty than in previous years, and the Peanut Butter Sandwiches were truly crispy. While I didn’t have any Thin Mints, I second his evaluation of the Peanut Sandwiches. Great crunch!

Alameda Post - Easter decorations and party streamers hanging from a garage. [2]
Alameda Post - Easter signs and decor hanging on a fence and placed in a raised garden bed. [3]

Today is Easter, and it seems like the perfect time to report on Alameda Easter yard displays. 1712 Arbor Street made a concerted effort to capture the theme. Lots of rabbits, chicks, and decorated eggs everywhere.

Alameda Post - A yard decoration that looks like an Easter island head. [4]

Speaking of Easter, there is a nice homage to the statues at Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island right here in Alameda. If you are walking along Alameda Avenue during the day, you might miss it, but at night, it takes center stage in this front yard.

Alameda Post - A pink or red tesla. [5]

I find it very curious how themes develop during my walks in any particular week. Take this week, for example, a definite interesting automobile theme was present. It started when I walked by this pink and red Tesla. Wait! Is it a pink and red or a red and pink Tesla?

Alameda Post - A subaru Baja, which has a small truck bed on a car. [6]

A few days later, I spotted this very cool Subaru Baja on Central Avenue. This beauty was in great shape considering Subaru stopped making them in 2006.

Alameda Post - A Puerto Rico license plate on a red car. [7]

Not long after the Subaru sighting, I caught the Puerto Rico license plate on an old Chevy Nova parked in a driveway off of Encinal Avenue. I have added this one to my collection of license plate sightings.

Alameda Post - A wall of colorful mixed media art projects by elementary school kids. They are all humanoid figures with large animal heads, dressed in clothes. [8] Alameda Post - Four mixed media art pieces of animal heads on human bodies. [9]

On a trip to the Marketplace, I took in an art exhibit made up of pieces created by fourth and fifth graders at Bay Farm School. These two-dimensional mixed media works were amazing. My favorites were the ones with the dog heads, of course. Next time you need to grocery shop or grab a quick meal, consider stopping by The Marketplace, and check out all the shops, eateries, and of course, the art. Any idea when the new bakery will be arriving?

Alameda Post - Beautiful mosaic artworks, paintings, and poems on rocks and bricks. [10]

In keeping with the art theme, when I was on Arbor Street, I found a horizontal art installation in the planting strip in front of 1721 Arbor Street. There were painted bricks and several mosaic stepping stones. Even the mailbox was a work of art.

Alameda Post - A sign in someone's yard that says "In this house we believe dogs control the weather, emotions are edible, he is cain who slew abel, no human is legal, the moon really is cheese, beg foot built the pyramids, plants are sentient and they hate us, and everything is blurry." [11]

I want to give a big bark-out to my friend Barbara, who sent me a tip to check out the banner in a yard on Grand Street. “Dogs control the weather.” I wish.

Hope you are having a great Easter Sunday!

Bear's paws

Mouf, Roving Reporter
Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda

Mouf and his human companion can be reached via [email protected] [12]. Their stories are collected at AlamedaPost.com/Jeff-Cambra/ [13]. All photos and videos by Jeff Cambra.