… check that the Range Rover driver hovering on my shoulder as I cycle in to town and then hooting loudly in my ear is, in fact, a road raging idiot and not, say, a neighbour saying hello, before responding.
Fortunately it’s quite easy to transform one’s initial instinctive response into a friendly wave with a little presence of mind…
And for those asking: this is what a huge bronze fennel plant looks like. Front door shown actual size. And this despite being planted right next to the snail army HQ.







Oops!
I don’t think he noticed :0)