I'm pretty proud of this beautiful Spring shot, isn't it just stunning, that blue of the (Mountain) Bluebird in that ever so slightly pink of the (apricot) blossom?
I love how it came out. 

  

It was not such an easy shot, since I'd spooked the flock of  birds, and they all took off. 
But when I followed their flight with my eyes, it looked to me that they might turn back.
So I decided to hide in a ditch next to the soggy meadow, and low and behold, 30 minutes later (with wet knees) I got my shot!

As I mentioned in a previous post we mostly have Plum trees that are blossoming, but there's also one or two Apricots.
Side by side you might see that the plums are all white, but the apricot is a teensy bit pink:

I just can't take enough  pictures of them ..

And I didn't notice until yesterday, but they actually do smell rather nice too!
Here's some more flowers that are starting to appear. Very small, but cute ..

  

Buttercups and Narrow-leaf Parsley

And if you're thinking, jeez, this almost feels like spring, than you'd be right on the money, because as of today, it is!
It's the earliest Equinox sine 124 years (combination of a leap year and daylight savings time)! 

But I'm getting ahead of myself here, because first there was St Patrick's Day:

                                              

Which we celebrated, as usual, by having Corned Beef with cabbage and carrots.
Mind me, we've got nothing with the holiday itself (no Irish blood here) but if it involves food of course we're game!

The previous two times I'd made it, I was a little disappointed in how succulent the meat came out, so I took the advice of some comments on the recipe site to shorten the cooking time and .. bingo! Soft as butter!
I guess you can overcook corned beef ..

Lets see, what else?
The guys dug two huge holes, one at the new house for the sewer tank, and one next to the existing house for the water tank:

The tanks arrived today and were placed quickly and without any problems ..

This is the one above ..

And here's the one below ..

            

And here's a guy that has watched a little too much golf lately ..

... in the hole!

Also, a start has been made to sheet the walls ..

                                

I baked a batch of brownies (sorry, no pics) and finished my latest puzzle.

Oh, that reminds me .. I've not talked about my newest toy (it's so nice to have a little money, you can actually buy some 'stuff' for a change)!
The plexiglass sheet I covered my puzzles with up until now, had cracked a third time and I was looking for something else instead.
So .. I got me a Puzzle 'caddy'. Yup, I didn't know they existed either but there you have it!

It's a sleek black case that, when you fold it open, contains 2 separate boards that you can spread the pieces out on. 
On the middle area you make the puzzle:

When you're done puzzling for the day, you just fold the whole thing up and move it out of the way.
How cool is that? They claim you can even hold the caddy vertical, but I haven't tried that yet .. it fits through the door to the bedroom and that's where it goes, so I'm happy!
I only wish I had bought the 'Jumbo' one, since this one is a fraction too small for some of my puzzles .. oh well, I'll make it work!

*As for the COVID 19/Corona virus as of today: almost 9000 deaths worldwide, over 3000 in Italy alone, 100 in Holland and 200 in the US .. how's that for some numbers?
We're stocked up on groceries for about a month, our store was still completely stocked (including toiletpaper), and we're trying to stay home as much as possible.
What else is there to do? The whole world has come to a stand-still and we're all waiting, waiting for this to end ..