It's been a cloudy and at times rainy week again, but not as bad as they predicted.
I guess you have to see a silver lining in the fact that it rains just a little ..
I've heard this is the first spring in two or three years that we're not starting the season with a water shortage. I can't say I'm surprised!

It was actually dry on some of my morning walks. I've been exploring an area a little further up (or actually down) the road:

                       

                       

At the bottom of this hill the road splits into different paths that look like they all dead-end into driveways, so I'm a little reluctant to push too far and end up on somebody's property.
Big, scary watch dogs are my biggest concern, but there's always the chance of a crazy gun-slinging recluse as well ..

I came across some deer prints:

                                                                           

They're around, although I haven't seen one yet, and lately people are seeing cougars on a regular base quite close to here.
The deer, elk and cows are calving and the 'cats' are on the hunt!

The Oregon Grape is starting to flower:

                

And there are still a lot of these double, ruffled Daffodils growing in the berms of our road. No clue how they've gotten there since it's a rural road and I don't think anybody planted them there?
They don't do very well inside but I can't resist bringing some new ones in once they're fading.

                                           

Business is picking up considerably at the moment, we went from a handful in January and February to 24 appraisals in March! Now we're talking!

'The office' is not done yet so James is still working from the RV. This is how he's set up in the corner of the RV ... he'll be so happy when he finally will get more room!

Since he's using the dining room table to spread everything out I'm using that folding-table to puzzle.
I finished another 500 piece one. Much smaller than what I'm used to (1000 pieces) but not much easier!

               

Daylight saving time has started and of course it's now a lot longer light.
We even managed to have happy hour outside one evening. Still sweater weather but very comfortable!
We're sitting on the pond-side here, facing the south-west:



                                              

The weather has improved a lot over the last 2 days and they're forecasting a beautiful, sunny Easter.
We haven't planned anything, other than playing some golf and I bought a lamb roast, so it hopefully will be a quiet, peaceful weekend.

We'll keep our fingers crossed!