Sunday Morning in Tracy

Half-asleep, I snuck out the door this morning to take some pictures of downtown Tracy. Was so tired, that I didn’t even bother checking and adjusting the camera settings ... still obviously learning how to use this darn toy. Anyways, as day was starting to break, I was able to take some pictures of the newly renovated Grand Theatre Center for the Arts. This theatre is the centerpiece of the downtown revitalization project. I then wandered over to Tracy’s brand spanking new City Hall. Here, unfortunately, is where progress on my Sunday morning project came to a grinding halt. City Hall happens to be right across the street from the Tracy police station. Standing on the lawn of the police station, I guess I alarmed some of the officers just coming on duty. So, as you may have probably assumed by now, an officer “engaged me in conversation” for a few minutes, taking down my vital information and making sure that I wasn’t too much of a threat. Gee, I don’t know what may have raised their suspicions... taking pictures of a government building, carrying a nondescript black camera backpack, USB and AV cables dangling out of the front pocket (ok, I just added that last one for effect). Nevertheless, it is nice to know that the city’s police are on the job. After this fun experience, I headed for the hills to take some pictures of the windmills that surround the city... I figured that I had enough excitement for the morning.