Street scenes sunday morning

Is it a 'sicilian message'? It was just me and this fish on the beach this morning.




Then walking along, I saw this man selling artichokes from the back of his punto.
He also had one lone round of homemade cheese (just visible behind him) I asked if I could take his photo. He liked to be pictured with his produce patting his (ample) midrift. I suppose this is a rustic salespitch?