More holiday spirit

This chap, a more informal vendor of natural holiday gear, has been in action for several mornings on Triumfal'naia. A couple of days ago, I saw him getting harrassed by a militiaman who was no doubt angling for a little holiday bribe. But this morning he was selling his pine boughs unmolested in the shadow of the Wild Orchid billboard.

You can tell he had already been out there for a while by the crust of snow on the top of his hat. It was about 16 degrees Fahrenheit (or minus 9 Celsius) this morning - cold enough to feel it if you were foolish enough to forget your gloves, which I fortunately was not.