It's a fabulous day to be alive, but then again so is everyday. I've been outside taking more pics of our birds. I'll post a few in a bit here. I've got a couple with goldfinchs and a couple with red breasted grossbeaks. The northern orioles still have not been back and after we went out and got some special suet for them too.

jaw dropper of the day: Some of us know people who could benefit from a law like this. In Icononzo, Colombia, a small town about 40mi southwest of Bogota, a law was passed about six months ago that makes it a crime to gossip or spread rumors. This is punishable by $150,000 or up to 4 years in prison. Apparently people in Colombia have been spreading rumors and telling untrue gossip about people and those people have been ending up in jail or worse being murdered. Jesus Ignacio Jimenez, the mayor of Icononzo, claims that gossip in a place like Colombia can have "serious consequences." In other words, it can be murder, literally. So far no one has been caught gossiping or telling rumors since this law has passed (hmmm). I guess that means people are just being more careful about who they gossip to. Either that or they are just watching their mouths. Of course, as my sister pointed out to my stepfather once when he told her to watch her mouth, her nose was in the way so she couldn't.

Enjoy your day,

paul