Six months ago our poor, wee figgies were in a rather terrible state after being devoured by caterpillars (shortly after taking the photo in that link ALL the leaves were gone – little hungry bastards).

Unwilling to be defeated, I brought the pot inside and sat it by the window looking out on the lower balcony. It’s a nice bright spot which gets a fair bit of morning sun (and generally a caterpillar-free zone).

And after a good deal of benign neglect, we’re back in business: