Despite the carpet of fir branches, much of the road from the tower up to the stables was more quagmire than path.

William gathered fir branches to serve as their blankets, while Flower sought more mushrooms.

Occasionally they glimpsed it through the dense fir branches, felt its heat.

Now he was lying across a hammock of interlaced fir branches; they sagged but held.

Now it was decorated with fir branches, drapings of red fabric, and many candles.

It was late spring, and the tips of the fir branches were bright green with new growth.

While trying to figure his way out of the thicket, he saw an icon concealed among fir branches.

He steps back outside, breaks off several green fir branches and carries them within.

But he was back again, his arms full of freshly cut fir branches.

The snow cave was around seven feet deep and eight feet across, the fir branches above forming the roof.