Yeah, I loved G+. And not just because I found myself on the top of things there by chance. It was well designed and well built. Their circle system of organizing contacts was so good. I think they could have continued to compete, but the Google culture of pulling the plug on any service they can't dominate or make tons of money from did them in.
Thanks for the compliments on the photos 😃
Yeah, the circle for family and then one for friends is what drew me to it in the first place.