that, in typical fashion, Amazon are now claiming that they will deliver today - ie quite possibly while I have to be at the opticians since he wouldn't see me yesterday when nothing was happening.

in the end, the packet with the pond weed arrived just before I'm due to leave the house and fit through the letterbox anyway - after I'd already put up a sign saying to drop it over a side gate or deliver to a specific neighbour if a signature was required.

fought with the packaging, dumped the aerating weed in the pond, cleaned up and will be ready to get pilled up and don protective clothing before heading out on this dangerous excursion into plague territory.

wonders which species the water "weed" is.

Elodea Densa.