Friday night is bath night at our house. Robin loves to take a shower in the bath. I saw him perched on the edge of the bath before he jumped in to enjoy splashing under the shower. After a few moments the splashing stops & I can just see him peeking out to look in my direction before the bathing continues.

Suddenly he jumps out of the water & flies into the ornamental quince at the top of the garden. I’m not too sure if it’s Robin or Robina, but whichever, they are enthusiastic bathers, especially when it is raining & they can enjoy a natural shower! This natural show is a real delight, who needs TV when live entertainment is this good?

Rob arrived early this week – to check out the bathing conditions. Sitting on the edge of the bath he looked towards my kitchen & cast me a glance that said, “You don’t expect me to use this do you?” So I spent some time scrubbing the bath clean & refilled it with fresh water. My efforts were rewarded with the Friday bath time ritual.

I love it when my garden birds perch in the old ornamental quince. Once we tried taming it, but now it sprawls across the top of the garden, hiding the boundary fence & providing shelter to the numerous visitors that drop by. The shrub is one of the bright spots on a dull wet day, it’s brilliant red flowers seem to glow. I wonder if my robin thinks that he is camouflaged & hidden among the cherry red blooms? He stays here a while, adjusting feathers before leaving us. See you next bath night Robin!