{"id":104089,"date":"2019-02-17T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-the-cold-theres-hungry-birds-thick-ice-and-frogs-to-liberate\/"},"modified":"2019-02-17T13:05:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T06:05:36","slug":"in-the-cold-theres-hungry-birds-thick-ice-and-frogs-to-liberate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-the-cold-theres-hungry-birds-thick-ice-and-frogs-to-liberate\/","title":{"rendered":"In the cold, there\u2019s hungry birds, thick ice and frogs to liberate"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe pond ice was an inch thick, so Allan Jenkins broke through with a heavy hoe and launched Operation Free the FrogsPerhaps it is time I learned patience. First surgery, then snow, now pretty constant rain. The sacks of manure, split in the frost, still wait sullenly. The last shards of last year\u2019s growth stand stark against the ground.The hungry pigeons have stripped the kale and chard, as I hadn\u2019t the heart to deny them. The chicory, too, is finally defeated, though I love the flowers where they have turned to seed. A lone treviso stubbornly clings on, a small hedge of puntarelle tires in the top corner. This is the last thing the pigeons will eat. It must be too bitter for them. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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