I'll be thrilled when he stops to apologize though I do understand his initial alarm.
There is a house within a mile that has old birdbaths, statuary, gazing balls/stands, outside. I was always ready to see a date and time for a yard sale but it's never happened. The house is a wreck and "unkempt" to say the least. Maybe that's how they like to live - to each his/her own, just hard to comprehend.