New Acquaintance

We went for a walk in the snow this morning; the precipitation had been quite heavy for a while, but while it was still under way we strolled through the village.  And met this character.

He was burning a small brazier, although it was barely lit while we talked, with the intention of making some hot chocolate.  OK . . .

I'll leave aside all that we discussed, but our conversation was widely varied, and fantastic in some respects.  I'm very close to someone else whose conversation can be like that so I'll gloss over the content.  He was happy for a photo before we went on our way.