It was the nicest weekend of the year so far, with the sun shining and mercury climbing.
But people across the north and north-east remained vigilant in the fight against coronavirus, enjoying time in the garden instead of parks and beaches.
Although plenty of people were seen walking through Seaton, Duthie, Victoria and Hazlehead parks, most appeared to be adhering to social distancing rules.
And the beach was also barren apart from a few people walking along the seafront.
However, emergency services reiterated their plea for water sports enthusiasts to stay out of the sea – and walkers to avoid rocky coastal areas.
Two surfers were spoken to by police on Saturday and given “suitable advice”.
An RNLI spokesman said: “While you are allowed out for daily exercise, we do not recommend that this exercise is on or in the sea.
“Our charity’s lifeboat service is still available – but every time a lifeboat crew is called to an incident, it puts additional pressure on RNLI volunteers and other front line emergency services as well as potentially exposing them to Covid-19.”
Meanwhile locals in the Highlands were also pleased the message appeared to be getting through, after repeated pleas to road trippers to stay away over the Easter weekend.
Duncan Ferguson, of Glenmore, was furious last weekend after a number of campervans parked up at Loch Morlich, near Aviemore.
However, he was delighted to report “zero traffic” as people refrain from travelling to the captivating beauty spot.
He explained: “People have adhered to the lockdown and it’s been very, very quiet this weekend. I have been very impressed actually that people have restrained themselves from coming to the countryside.”
Forecasters said last night that the warmer weather is expected to continue into this week – with temperatures of 18C expected in Aberdeen on Wednesday.
On Saturday, it was around 11.2C in Dyce and 11C in Aboyne, with Aviemore slightly behind at 9.5C.
And although less sunny yesterday, it was still around 12C in Aberdeen and 10C in Inverness.