TRIP AROUND THE SUN

Writing about Bella's latest trip around the sun reminded me of Big Al Anderson's song Trip Around the Sun.  I first heard the song at the Colorado Roots Music Camp, with both Roots founder Charlie Hall and now-co-director Raul Reynoso singing the song and the praises of Big Al.  Here is Big Al performing solo in Denver:

Here I'm singin' happy birthday
Better think about the about the wish I make
This year gone by ain't been a piece of cake
Everyday's a revolution
Pull it together and it comes undone
Just one more candle and a trip around the sun

I'm just hangin' on while this old world keeps spinning
And it's good to know it's out of my control
If there's one thing that I've learned from all this livin'
Is that it wouldn't change a thing if I let go

No you never see it comin'
Always wind up wonderin' where it went
Only time will tell if it was time well spent
It's another revelation
Celebrating what I should have done
With these souvenirs of my trip around the sun

I'm just hangin' on while this old world keeps spinning
And it's good to know it's out of my control
If there's one thing that I've learned from all this livin'
Is that it wouldn't change a thing if I let go

Yes I'll make a resolution
That I'll never make another one
Just enjoy this ride on my trip around the sun
Just enjoy this ride

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELLA!

Sunday marked one more trip around the sun for Bella, our 12-year-old pooch, which puts her at 64 human years.  Bella Simone is half Bichon Frise [Fiona Belle] and half Miniature Poodle [Simon], and weighs in at a ginormous 8 pounds.  She is often confused for a puppy, with her size and cuteness, but also with her energy.  She still does the Bichon Blitz now and then, and has a deeply-held animosity for other dogs and small children!

Bella Loves The Sunshine

 Bella In Need Of A Trim! 

 

Mennonite Bella


Construction Bella



 Gardener Bella