Christmas 2025: Epilogue
The holiday season is over, and because of my rigorous beginning-of-the-year publishing schedule, I am just getting around to sharing what the holiDAZE were like at my house. Auntie Caren’s T-Rex gift provided lots of entertainment value while it lasted… about three days.
Santa Paws brought my human companion a dual fuel (wood and gas) OONI pizza oven, and I was the recipient of the first pizza–a delicious Pup-Peroni bone-shaped masterpiece. So yummy.
In what I can only characterize as a fortuitous and serendipitous sighting, I had the opportunity to watch the local turkey population descend from their roost one morning. This is so amazing, because last January I saw members of Alameda’s turkey population fly sixty plus feet to their evening roost for the first time.
This year, it seems like no matter how much I walk and how many photos I get, there is always some display that I find after the release of the Christmas Special Report. This year was no different, and I am including two locations that merit recognition. The first is the nutcracker display at Donut Petit and the other is the munching squirrel on Central Avenue.
Even though it was almost a week ago, the effects of the torrential rain continue in the form of mushroom blooms all over the city. I want to warn everyone about the hazards associated with eating mushrooms that are not packed in a little box wrapped in cellophane. Even I know not to eat these guys. Plus, they smell bad.
My job as a roving reporter is to observe and report on what is happening on Alameda streets. Occasionally, the things I see have some commercial component, and I want to be clear that the appearance of any commercial content in these reports is not an endorsement of the product or service. It’s only an observation. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, Jen Bradford has been upping her marketing game and putting out these cards all over the city.
Way back in late October, I was on Otis Drive when I saw an artist station set up on the sidewalk. This week, I returned to the site to check out the finished work. The artist did a great job painting these Koi on the sidewalk. If it hadn’t been for the lack of fish smell, I would have sworn these guys were real.
While going through the archives to put together the Year in Review report, I found a video of the housing project located on Grand Street at Clement Avenue. It was in the early stages of the construction when I was there last. What a difference a few months can make. It is finished and looks great.
I hope everyone has recovered from the holiDAZE, and things are returning to normal in your life. Monday is MLK Day and many folks are off. Please remember why this is a holiday.
Mouf, Roving Reporter
Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda
Mouf and his human companion can be reached via [email protected]. Their stories are collected at AlamedaPost.com/Jeff-Cambra/. All photos and videos by Jeff Cambra.
