After yesterday's fine, warm weather, today is cold, overcast and windy, it even rained for a bit this morning. 
It might be Spring but Oregon isn't quite there yet!

 

I had to scramble to find some pictures to show for this week, I guess there wasn't much that caught my eye.
Here's one thing I that did though ... the Ospreys are back on their nest at the river!

 

 

                                                             

 

Like I said in my previous post they have some cleaning up to do .. maybe some weed-whacking?

Oregon's state flower, the Oregon Grape, is starting to bloom (left) and the Red Maples (right), always early, have put out their tiny, but showy, flowers as well.

      

And look who's back as well!

                                  

 

                                    Always a thrill to hear the distinctive buzz of a hummingbird!  

 

This lonesome male Wood-duck showed up in the pond this morning  as well.
Isn't he beautiful? Last year he brought his wife .. maybe he went ahead to check things out?     

 

            

And the little brown calf I noticed over a week ago at the neighbors has been joined by a few more. I counted four new ones!

Well, I'm afraid that's pretty much about all the excitement we had this week!

Since the weather still isn't that great it's not yet time to start any vegetables or sow flowers or plant any plants although I'm very happy there are a few that are starting to show some growth all by themself! Like my Rhubarb:

I was thinking about making a strawberry-rhubarb pie for Easter and it looks like I might have some of my first homegrown for that!
The raspberries are showing signs of life as well:
 

                              

And look at these (future) blueberries!

Otherwise I've mostly been reading, making my way through even more books than usual.
That, and some binge-reel-watching ..
It's terrible but it's hard not to get 'reeled into' doing this, once I start I just can't stop watching ... there's so much interesting, fascinating, funny stuff out there!

Addicted? Me? Nahhh ..