A square picture of Santa Claus, lurking near a sidewalk ATM machine on a wet day in San Francisco. Santa, with the usual beard and red outfit, peers over his wire-framed glasses and gives a suspicious side-eye as I snap his picture. In the blurry background: someone bundled up in a white down jacket, carrying a green umbrella. Also: some very wet city streets.

A square picture of Santa Claus, lurking near a sidewalk ATM machine on a wet day in San Francisco. Santa, with the usual beard and red outfit, peers over his wire-framed glasses and gives a suspicious side-eye as I snap his picture. In the blurry background: someone bundled up in a white down jacket, carrying a green umbrella. Also: some very wet city streets.

A square picture of Santa Claus, lurking near a sidewalk ATM machine on a wet day in San Francisco. Santa, with the usual beard and red outfit, peers over his wire-framed glasses and gives a suspicious side-eye as I snap his picture. In the blurry background: someone bundled up in a white down jacket, carrying a green umbrella. Also: some very wet city streets.