Easter in San Francisco

Easter was one of my favorite holidays growing up. It started with the coloring of Easter eggs in green and yellow stripes, red with blue polka dots, green and purple swirls, and little designs made using a clear wax crayon.

The next day, we would run around the yard finding chocolate wrapped in brightly colored foils in the nooks of trees, little stuffed animals in tufts of grass, plastic eggs filled with colors-not-found-in-nature jelly beans under the porch step, and then the basket itself -- a basket filled with a heaped pile of plastic grass, chocolates, toys and the much-prized solid chocolate bunny.

A simple happiness.