Well, it's not a fir tree, which is what the German Tannenbaum actually means, I think. But it is our tree. You cannot tell from this picture, but it has some particularly Texas ornaments -- including a glass ornament shaped like the state, a red-and-green cowboy boot, a chili pepper dressed like a cowboy and a Mariachi cat. Okay, the Mariachi thing is actually more Guadalajara, but the Carmelite's parishes in San Antonio and Dallas have Mariachi Masses, so I think it works.
The tree looks kind of funny in this picture with that painting peeping out from behind it. That is a homeless guy in Chicago who used to sell papers in Hyde Park. His wild look indicates possible mental illness, or perhaps just the terrible stress of his life. The paper he sold, StreetWise, is designed specifically for the homeless to sell on the street to help earn some money. I used to buy mine from a young woman who had a station near where I worked in downtown Chicago near Loyola. Because they wore ID tags, you could tell who was legitimate and it was a good way to help people who were trying to improve their situation.
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