Furrrrry

Can you guess what this is?

How about now?

These are my horse hair fur boots.

These babies are necessary for staying warm in the very cold weather outside.

The beading is very traditional for this area of Russia.

Besides horse hair, the most popular boots here are made of reindeer and they are very, very expensive. These were quite a bit cheaper and they still keep me warm even with one regular pair of socks on. I was starting to feel the cold slightly when I had to stand at the bus stop one day, but that was it.

This guy is selling fish and a few other items.

This is how most women are dressed; fur hat, fur coat, fur boots.

The children here are also dressed in fur.

There are a few stray dogs that run around the city, not as many as there were in Moscow. They definitely build up their up coat of fur, being outside all the time.