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Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda for March 9, 2025

by Jeff Cambra On In Alameda Life | Comments Disabled

Fifty shades of gray

Alameda Post - Mouf the dog walks with a dog walker and looks up to Jeff Cambra who walks on crushes next to them [1]

As of this report, it will have been two weeks since my HC (human companion) had his partial right knee replacement. Things are progressing nicely at this point. He returned the knee bending apparatus and packed up the ice therapy machine until he has his left knee replaced later this year. He is doing physical therapy twice a week at a clinic here in Alameda and spends a lot of time grunting on the floor when he does his PT at the house. He accompanied me on one of my walks with my dog walker buddy this week. He ran out of juice after a block, but it was still nice to see him out.

As I mentioned last week, I have put together some “evergreen” reports to run while he is milking this rehab gig for all that he can, and as this week’s title implies, this report covers gray cars.

Alameda Post - a warm gray car [2]

I think it was about a year ago that I started noticing a new shade of gray on cars. It was a creamy warm gray rather than the dark ominous steel gray that I was used to seeing.

After seeing this new gray color on the street, I started noticing just how many gray cars there are and the variety of the shades of gray.  The next time you’re out, take a moment to notice all the various shades of gray there are on the street. I have included a few examples below.

Alameda Post - a collage of cars in Alameda including a red car [3] Alameda Post - a collage of cars in Alameda including a green car [4]

Editor’s note: For those who may not be aware, reds and greens appear as gray to canines due to an absence of color-detecting structures known as “cones” that are located in the back of the eye. In humans, these photoreceptors capture red, green, blue, and yellow colors and send the information to the brain. Canines lack the red-green cones so those colors appear as gray.

I want to acknowledge Dug, the canine protagonist featured in the movie UP, who provided the inspiration for this report. Specifically, the street scene at the end of the movie when he is calling out the colors of the cars that drive by.

I am looking forward to my HC coming back online when he feels better, and I’m excited for the time change!

Let the sun shine in!

Bear's paws

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

Mouf and his human companion can be reached via [email protected] [5]. Their stories are collected at AlamedaPost.com/Jeff-Cambra/ [6]. All photos and videos by Jeff Cambra.