When I saw this American Robin splish-splashing one morning in a backyard birdbath, I thought of Bobby Darin’s 1958 hit “Splish, Splash.” I hadn’t heard that song in a long, long time.
The rock and roll song reached number three on the US Billboard Charts. Bobby, whose real name was Walden Robert Cassotto, wrote the song along with Murray Kaufman.
Click the link if you want a musical trip back in time.
American Robin taking a morning bath. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh
I am a writer, author, photographer, birder, walker, hiker, husband, father, grandfather, brother, Anabaptist, and community activist. My life is crammed with all things people and nature and wonder. My late father gave me this penchant for giving and getting the most out of life, my late mother the courtesy, kindness, and creativity to see the joy in life. They both taught me to cherish the people I am with. I try and fail and try again.
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