When I heard the smash at around 3am I thought it must have been all a (not quite beautiful) dream and promptly returned to my slumbers.

But no!

After a quite long spell MIA, it would appear that Joaquim is back with a vengeance and, after decimating the parsley, had attempted to climb the small avocado tree (which, you may recall, we grew from a wee seed) and knocked over the pot.

Bastard native animals.

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