This thing amazes me. I found it quite a while ago and have watched as they have updated the photos. At first it showed our place without the garage we had built. Now it is there - and they took the picture during one of my brother's visits - his van is in the yard! How cool is that? On the other hand, it sort of creeps me out to think there are planes up there taking pictures of my house. Dh (who used to be in...ahem...a high security government service) says they don't show the REAL pictures - you could identify all your plants in those!

I tell you if you ever decide to sell your home you would be very sorry you had it removed because it is a real aid in real estate these days, you are able to get a real look at a property you are considering buying. Having your house removed would be cause for concern on the part of anyone considering buying it. My home is on all the earth views which of course there are many many not just Google, and I am even viewable in the pool, of course just a blur but I know, anyone else would not know, it could just be a pool float. Getting it off google earth has no effect on the many other earth views which are used in many search engines, so trying to get it off all of them would be pretty much impossible.

Oh no... It's too late now. You were supposed to click on it. The sun had a "play" icon that looked like a triangle. By clicking on it, the sun began to move forward and set (sunset). Then, it turned to night and the moon rose. As the sun and the moon took its turn to rise and set, the season changed. You can click on the sun or the moon again to freeze them. Everywhere else was still moving. When clicking on the clouds, it rained except during the winter, it snowed. Click on the cloud again and it stopped. On the left side, there was a flower bed in the shape of the letter G. The flowers bloomed, died and regrew as the season changed. On the 2 mountains, each had a cave entry (letters O & O). When clicking on the cave, bears came out to greet you. When it rains, one of the tree grew and put out leaves. This tree represented the letter L. First the leaves were green, then had a few yellow when Fall was approaching. The green grass area on the right of the tree spelled out the letter E. There was a hole on the ground. When clicking on it, a creature popped up with hands up. It either looked like a skunk or a racoon. There was a pond that fish swam around and at night, fireflies danced around. It was quite pretty. I wish I could save it on my computer. Sorry, you've missed it.

I love looking at Google Earth. It gives you a whole new perspective on things from up above. It really is worth a look but you really need unlimited download to enjoy it. Cheers, Dee.