Shabby Chic - Toad Style! One of our compost bins has been selected as a desirable residence by a toad. Here he is, perched on top of an egg shell amidst a colourful squelch of veg and fruit peelings. Toady seems entirely content, and has shown a distinct disinterest in moving on despite the lower edge of the compost bin having been propped up on an old brick so Toady can come and go easily. Each time Richard or I go to the compost bin, we first have to check to make sure Toady has ambled off to one side to avoid being buried by a small avalanche of soggy teabags and kitchen peelings. Location, location, location... It's a handy spot for an amphibian. The decomposing compost will help keep Toady warm in winter, and the thick recycled rubber walls of the bin itself will protect Toady from the worst of the winter storms. The neighbours are edible. And come spring, when Toady's feeling especially sociable, there's a lovely pond a small crawly-walk away wh