Adventures of a Plein Air Artist

A new low; 86'd from the Salinas Train Station. June 3, 2020

I was walking around with my sketchbook under my arm, looking for a spot for another sketch. The station employee asked me what I was doing there, and I explained that I was sketching. She said I'd have to leave because they couldn't have people hanging around there "with all that was going on."
So, I left. I'm glad I got a chance for one sketch. I'm hoping to start a painting. If I have to go back for another look I can park farther away in the parking lot, very low profile... 
At first I thought she was talking about the George Floyd killing and the protests and unrest, but after I left I realized it was probably the COVID 19 virus that was affecting their policies. After she ran me off, she headed over to another loiterer. I heard him say he was waiting for someone to arrive on the train. "Which train, she asked.."
Beautiful old train station, no doubt it has beheld many dark days over the course of its life. Many tears of joy and sorrow.