Mini Bridge went Gray

My mini bridge, which worked just fine yesterday, has gone gray on me. The file names appear but the thumbnail is just a gray box. Does anyone know what may have caused this. No changes have taken place on the computer in the last 24 hours. I restarted both Bridge and Photoshop but problem persists. Thanks in advance.
Kent
I am using PS CS6
Imac X 10.8.2

It shows it for me (below). But did you notice that the folders aren't mixed in with the pictures in the Picture folder. They appears in a list on the left as shown.
If you're not seeing that, try restoring your InDesign preferences and/or your Bridge preferences. For InDesign use this method:
Trash, Replace, Reset, or Restore the application Preferences
For Bridge, quit out of the application. Launch it, and hold down Cmd + Shift + Option immediately after launch until you're asked to restore preferences.

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