I may have discovered why my parsnips don’t seem to be growing as well as everything else in the garden, despite being in a mix of good soil and compost, left in a place that gets plenty of sun, and watered regularly.

It was asleep in there, a few seconds before I took that photo. I’ve got a water sprayer by the windowsill and so could have just sprayed it with water from where I was stood. But I was feeling generous today, so I walked downstairs and rattled the key in the door, to give it the hint to bugger off.

Bloody cats.