'Tis the Season

The evergreen bough (balsam) gatherers have been at work for two weeks now.  If you buy a wreath at a big box store, please know that the greens were collected in mid October from my neck of the woods.  Some companies around here pay as little as 30 cents a pound, but if you collect a pick up full with a trailer, you may receive several hundred dollars a day for your efforts.  I wonder what the income tax situation is for this seasonal work.  Perhaps I should look into it....