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Joy On Top of the Castle

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At the end of a long day of shooting, Jennifer Freeman and her sweet daughter Isabella still have enough energy for play at the lovely +Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga.

+Brian Matiash +Laurie Rubin, +Vic Gundotra, moments like these are what #autoawesome  was made for!
…with +Annette Biggers, +Karen Hutton, +Susan Bell, +Jim Sullivan 

Joy On Top of the Castle
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At the end of a long day of shooting, Jennifer Freeman and her sweet daughter Isabella still have enough energy for play at the lovely +Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga.

+Brian Matiash +Laurie Rubin, +Vic Gundotra, moments like these are what #autoawesome  was made for!
…with +Annette Biggers, +Karen Hutton, +Susan Bell, +Jim Sullivan 

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I don't reshare a lot of stuff, but the story of dealing with this critter in the house will put a smile on your face.
… and if you haven't circled +Kalebra Kelby, what are you waiting for?

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Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Get up! Hurry! Come quick! You have to see this!

What you need to know first.

It's early, real early when Yittle comes running in about this. Like before coffee early, get it?

Back to the story.

Okay, okay, I'm coming honey. What is it?! Is everything alright?!

"Yes, yes! (Takes my hand and pulls me along) I was heading to the bathroom and then—look!! What is it mommy?! What is it?!"

Now, even without coffee and even in a mostly dark house (I lightened up the photo for you) I could tell this was Maggie's chew toy—but what fun would it have been to just tell her that…

Whoa! Looks like a squirrel or something. Wonder how he got in the house?

Apparently, there is nothing more exciting to a Yittle than the possibility that a squirrel has entered our home. The squeals of laughter and excitement will stay with me forever! 🙂

Shhhh! Shhhh! Quiet Yittle! You'll scare him. Now, go get me a pasta strainer and a broom.

"Okay mommy! Wait. What are you going to do with them?"

Well, I'll need a helmet and a pokey thing.

"A pokey thing?! Don't poke him! He's cute!"

I'm not going to poke him. I'm going to guide him.

Strainer(s) on both our heads and pokey thing in hand we walk toward the…creature.

Yittle stop giggling. Since we're so much bigger, I think we should crawl up to him. Come on.

"Good idea Mommy. You go first."

Wait. What? Okay, we'll have to talk about that later.

Extending the pokey thing, I manage to be able to good and freak out the squirrel until it gets so worked up it hurls itself into the air, just clearing Yittle's strainer helmeted head! Oh the excitement! The nervous giggles (and fit of laughter that followed) left us out of breath!!! Hahahaha!

To be honest, I'm not at all sure that I wasn't being set up first, but (even if that were the case) we were both willing to go along with it and I'm so glad, happy, thrilled about that.

Whew! Think I'll get a cup of coffee now. 😉

Morning everyone!

Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Get up! Hurry! Come quick! You have to see this!

What you need to know first.

It’s early, real early when Yittle comes running in about this. Like before coffee early, get it?

Back to the story.

Okay, okay, I’m coming honey. What is it?! Is everything alright?!

“Yes, yes! (Takes my hand and pulls me along) I was heading to the bathroom and then—look!! What is it mommy?! What is it?!”

Now, even without coffee and even in a mostly dark house (I lightened up the photo for you) I could tell this was Maggie’s chew toy—but what fun would it have been to just tell her that…

Whoa! Looks like a squirrel or something. Wonder how he got in the house?

Apparently, there is nothing more exciting to a Yittle than the possibility that a squirrel has entered our home. The squeals of laughter and excitement will stay with me forever! 🙂

Shhhh! Shhhh! Quiet Yittle! You’ll scare him. Now, go get me a pasta strainer and a broom.

“Okay mommy! Wait. What are you going to do with them?”

Well, I’ll need a helmet and a pokey thing.

“A pokey thing?! Don’t poke him! He’s cute!”

I’m not going to poke him. I’m going to guide him.

Strainer(s) on both our heads and pokey thing in hand we walk toward the…creature.

Yittle stop giggling. Since we’re so much bigger, I think we should crawl up to him. Come on.

“Good idea Mommy. You go first.”

Wait. What? Okay, we’ll have to talk about that later.

Extending the pokey thing, I manage to be able to good and freak out the squirrel until it gets so worked up it hurls itself into the air, just clearing Yittle’s strainer helmeted head! Oh the excitement! The nervous giggles (and fit of laughter that followed) left us out of breath!!! Hahahaha!

To be honest, I’m not at all that sure that I wasn’t being set up first, but (even if that was the case) we were both willing to go along with it and I’m so glad, happy, thrilled about that.

Whew! Think I’ll get a cup of coffee now. 😉

Morning everyone!

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Cinder Cone

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This goes along with yesterday's #wordlesswednesday   post where I just posted the view from the top of Cinder Cone… a unique volcanic oddity created from an eruption that spewed rocks gravel and ash that fell pretty much straight back down, creating this 750-ft-tall 'mountain.' 
  The trail was carefully graded to avoid damaging the rest of the hill, but it's a tough climb since every step forward is followed by a half-step slide back in the loose volcanic gravel.
  This is just one of the interesting sites to visit in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California.

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Always a good active bunch of photographers in this circle

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it's updated every week.

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The new Pʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ ENGAGERS Cɪʀᴄʟᴇ is here!   [Oct 31, 2013]
Happy Halloween!!

Public:  Just add this circle and enjoy the photos in your stream!

Participants: Do you qualify? >>http://goo.gl/pRqyxR 
Create a "PEC Circle", add this new edition, view that stream and interact with the posts.  The more you engage members, the more engagement you'll get back!  It works like a community, but with much more focused results. (photo pun!)

Quick start instructions:
➊  Post a URL link to a recent G+ photo in the comments below 
➋ Click photo links from others and +1 and comment, or share 
➌  Publicly share this circle-post, from a new friend's stream
➍  Add this circle  (replace it every week) and view the stream regularly.  The attention you give will come back to you many-fold!
➎  +1 this post to say thanks to the curator and promote all the people in the circle!!

The only required action is that you share a photo from your stream last week in the comments below.  All other engagement here has other benefits, and is your option!

The optional Photo of the Week Contest that complements this photo share is here >>http://goo.gl/nL6Go4

Participation here qualifies you to enter the contest.  Last week's winner was +Heather Buckley , see her photo here >>http://goo.gl/W6wC3c.

The Biggest Ripple Award goes to  >>> +Alex Berg <<<  with a chain of 14 shares – tied for the record!  Thanks to all those that helped: +Krzysztof Felczak, +Patrick Willemain, +Giselle Savoie, +Michel Fabre, +Peter Grew, +Heiko Köster, +Robin Cohen, +Berit Schurse, +Dominique Bonnet, +Stefan Seidel, +Richard Lee, and +Robby Ball !!

Average Ripple length for the whole circle = 3.3!  Super!! 

See the Winners Photo Album >>http://goo.gl/prDTcA for Contest history!

A shout-out to our "influential friends": +Alan Shapiro, +Ron Clifford, +Wick Sakit, and +Rodney Pike  : )
Thank you for sharing!

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Ramone's Chocolate Decadence Torte

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Perhaps one of the most amazingly yummy chocolate raspberry tortes I've ever tasted… in honor of my father-in-law's 80th birthday… brought from Ramone's Bakery in Eureka, CA. http://ramonesbakery.com/
   
Sorry, +Kalebra Kelby, I simply was incapable of saving any for you…

Reshared post from +Dave Bell

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