Witch hazel

As I hadn't crossed the threshold for a few days except for a foray to Morrison's after dark I hadn't noticed the witchhazel until today - and it's in full bloom.

For our allocated exercise we braved icy pavements and walked up to the golf course. Up there the route was relatively quiet but of the other people we saw three did not acknowledge our standing aside in the mud, allowing them to continue in the middle of the path, but on the whole people were courteous.