My Mother visits me in Switzerland a lot. People ask what we do. One of the things we do is explore Europe.

As we toodle around, she is frequently overcome with the urge to twirl Julie Andrews, Sound of Music style, usually singing "The Hills Are Alive" as she goes.

On this particular late summer day 2008 we were walking the dog just outside Tarasp, Engadine, Switzerland when she was struck by the overwhelming need to twirl.

I stepped in to provide the soundtrack when Mom got a little winded.

Mufasa, as you can see, was distracted late in the production process by... a rodent?