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Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda for August 2, 2026

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Free Fall

Alameda Post - A Mouf for Mayor sticker on the back of a car window. [1]

I saw my first MOUF FOR MAYOR sticker on a car this week. If you want one just email my human companion at [email protected] [2].

Alameda Post - Tree branches with the sky in the background. The leaves are mostly green, but some red leaves have started to form. [3]

As we leave July in the rear-view mirror, I am amazed at how fast the fall season is manifesting itself. The lush green maple tree near my house is just starting to show signs of the transformation to the fall palette of colors.

Alameda Post - Ginkgo leaves on the ground. [4]

The ginkgo leaves now show the spectrum of colors from bright green to yellow-gold.

Alameda Post - Colorful leaves fallen on grass. [5]

According to BarkGPT, these brightly colored leaves came from a Chinese Tallow tree.

Alameda Post - Colorful leaves fallen on the grass. [6]

I have likened the pattern of fall leaves of this on a canvas of grass to an ever-changing mosaic that I enjoy on every walk. BarkGPT says that these leaves come from a Flowering Peach Tree or a “closely related ornamental Prunus species.”

Alameda Post - A blooming yellow rose. [7]

I wanted to include one more image that really captures the approach of the autumnal season and the transition many plants undergo from bright flowers to seed pods. Okay, enough examples of autumn leaves for now.

Alameda Post - A painter outside of the historic Alameda theater paints in the beautiful day. [8]

The first week of August marks the Plein Air Paintout [9] sponsored by the Frank Bette Center for the Arts. All this week, artists like J.C. Burleson from Portland, Oregon, came to Alameda to paint our lovely city. Plein Air means painting outdoors. This type of art is really challenging, because the light on the subject is constantly changing as the sun moves across the sky. You can check out all the paintings these artists have created by going to the Frank Bette Center, 1601 Paru Street. The gallery exhibition is scheduled for August 7 – September 26. Check their website [10] for more details.

Alameda Post - the front of the California Historical Radio Society Building. [11]
Alameda Post - A plaque on the front railing of a staircase that says The Normal Leal Building. [12]

Earlier this past week, I was walking by the restored and renovated AT&T building that now houses the California Historical Radio Society and noticed the plaque identifying it as the Norman Leal Building. It got me thinking about who Norman Leal was and what he did to get a whole building named in his honor. Can anyone provide some background? This inquiring canine would like to know.

Alameda Post - A skull tied on the side of a trailer. [13]

While both my human companion and I hate to see the days get shorter, we do get a special excitement knowing that Halloween is right around the corner. I was overjoyed to see the first sign of the season.

Only 92 days before the greatest holiday on the planet.

Bear's paws

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

Mouf and his human companion can be reached via [email protected] [2]. Their stories are collected at AlamedaPost.com/Jeff-Cambra/ [14]. All photos and videos by Jeff Cambra.