Parking for the gardens is in a small lot across the street from the entrance. As I left the gardens I immediately noticed the police officer talking with a couple next to the minivan I was parked beside. Getting closer, I could see bits of glass from a broken window and my stomach knotted. I had locked the car and the windows were up but the top was off. I often do that and joke that, if something goes missing, we'll only need to check out the tall people. It looked like today might be the day when I'd have to try that. But nothing was touched in my car. Either the burglary had happened before I arrived and I simply hadn't noticed the broken glass or the thieves, perhaps fearing an alarm, had bypassed my car. The GPS, laptop, and other highly portable articles were exposed and inviting. The policemen thought that the theft had most likely preceded my arrival. The couple were out a fanny pack with a cell phone and about $5.00 -- plus a passenger side window and a ruined day.