No cross needed to celebrate the arrival of spring for those who worship at the Church of the Open Sky, or the Church of Beauty. This holiday is dedicated to Patti Smith: "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine."

We first saw a robin today. Although it's cold outside, the green reappearing outside is uplifting. We have garlic sprouting, along with a collection of spring bulbs, garlic mustard, clover, and dandelion greens everywhere. We can eat some bitters, and get some good nutrition once again.

Kaleigh is excited about the sugar-free candy Easter egg hunt, and the schlock she gets. So weird and hard in this culture to not participate when it comes to kids and their candy, corporations and their profits. I'm not sure what the commercialized American holiday has to do with Jesus anymore.