Along the river…

in the sunshine, although temperatures still below 5°. The snow is visible on Ben Rinnes in the distance, but not as low as on the Cairngorms, where it is thick to well below 300m.
Saw the first Swallow here and Cuckoo flower.
Later watched the Red throated Loon fishing on the loch. He and I were the only two in the sun at the loch.