Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent and Lynn Finnegan, left, and Fr. Chris Adams from Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church offer ash smudging this morning outdoors in front of Starbucks on Central Avenue. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Fr. Chris Adams smudges ashes on visitor James Biebers this morning near Starbucks. Biebers travels to Los Alamos by bus several days a week from his home in the valley. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Ashes and a lemon for cleaning. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

TOTH’s Fr. Chris Adams and Lynn Finnegan say a prayer this morning for visitor James Biebers on Central Avenue. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Scene from this morning’s outdoor ash smudging event with TOTH’s Fr. Chris Adams near Starbucks on Central Avenue. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com