My late buddy: fisherman, banjo man, above all fine man

How neighbourly my neighbours can be — and how universally popular is the heron, Ron, writes Damian Enright

Last Sunday afternoon, as I was dropping notes through local letterboxes asking if anyone would like to temporarily adopt him — feed him — while we are abroad, the family at the fourth house arrived home, read my note and offered their services instantly. We made arrangements there and then. The remaining 12 notes no longer needed delivery.