Witch hazel

Today's the day ......................... to notice

On this bright, cold and frosty day, I thought I would venture out into the garden and see if I could find anything in flower.

And to my surprise, there were quite a few things bursting forth - trying to pretend that we aren't in the depths of winter.  You can always rely on the witch hazel to put on a good show at this time of the year - but there were also quite a few camellia flowers, winter jasmine, mahonia, hebe and Viburnum tinus - even some half-opened snowdrops.  Unfortunately, I also noticed a slate off the roof that had slid down and was now in the guttering?!  

Ah well - if you have an old house, there's always something that demands attention, isn't there ......................?1