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| 13th Sept |
I've known Glad for a long time, rejoicing over her safe arrival into the big world. She quickly grew before my eyes and became a long, lanky green thing. I watched patiently, looking for signs of maturity and colour.
Then it happened! Late Tuesday afternoon I spotted some strange new and deep spots of colour among the messy mix of plants and weeds which come with spring. I gasped with joyful surprise and rushed downstairs with my camera for a closer inspection. Not much to see but I knew the morning would bring with it a different story.
Yesterday morning brought the grand unveiling for which I had been hoping, and I wasn't disappointed!
As heavy rain was forecast for the day, I picked young Glad to bring her inside for safe-keeping.
Today Glad is quite the mature young woman, elegant in all her ways don't you think.
Glad will continue to be a delight for some time to come and she has some cousins who are about to join her also! Another reason for joy this Thanksgiving Day.
Sharing at And Then She Snapped, This or That Thursday, Photo Story Friday, Shades of Autumn: Finale.
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42 comments:
So very elegant indeed! What a gorgeous flower and color! Terrific captures as always! Have a wonderful day!
Sylvia
Such elegant flower. I love the one you took against the black background. Very elegant photography.
Traumhafte Blumen-Fotos...
Liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Hans-Peter
WOW Karen!! These images are amazing! Your Gladiolus is absolutely beautiful and you have captured it so wonderfully. The black background higlights the rich colour.
The paper daisies in the background are gorgeous too!
And to answer your question about my King Parrot shots, I didn't use a flash (one of the things I love about my new camera). The sun was setting but the light was still enough to get some very clear images. I am really happy with all of them. It was SO hard to choose which ones to tage & use for my post! We are taking the Bec & "little Lizzie" back there on the weekend :)
Thanks for your lovely comment
A prize indeed.
goureous images! great POV!:)
Hello Glad.. You are indeed gorgeous, draped in your lovely shocking pink cloak. You're very photogenic, but then you have a wonderful photographer!
Glad is gorgeous, such a wonderful colour and you captured wonderfully as usual. I would love to have a glad in my garden. I must keep an eye out at the nursery.
Hello, Glad ! she has grown to be a beautiful lady !
Wonderful in color and form. Great !
Stunning! I love the ones against the black background :)
How wonderful it is to see Glad amazing colour and shape. Love to be able to see the growing process. Charming. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
beautiful...
Mieczyki są piękne, tylko łatwo się wywracają pod wpływem wiatru lud deszczu. Bardzo je lubię, nawet na mojej stronce "zdjęcie wejściowe" - to liście na kwitku mieczyka. Zrobiłaś śliczne zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam
Beautiful, you must have a lot of flowers in your garden :0)
Beautiful, Beautiful colors. Very well done.
gr. Marijke
Dame Edna would be proud :-)
Lovely colours.
What a stunning glad - superb! Have a wonderful day.
I love the glads! Always have some on my table in the living room when they are available. Have a wonderful day, and the photos are gorgeous! Jeanne
Gorgeous captures.....wonderful image, thank you for sharing.
Very nice contrast colors.... great photo's.
greetings, Joop
Wow!!! What a beauty! We can never stop thanking God for some moments of our life, and seeing the little baby mature into an elegant lady is surely on of them. Thanks for sharing these moments with us.
Such glorious colour! and fantastic photography.
SO lovely... reminds me I an thankful today for God's stunning creation... the beauty, variety and visual joy!
... beautiful gladiolus in a great color .... super nice shots...
love greetings Karin
Amusing title - love the way you've personified this flower in your story , along with the beautiful photos, and the COLOUR Karen, what a rich colour it is. I stared at your second last photo for a long time.
gorgeous!
terrific shot and colour! very nicely done-/
thanks so much for sharing!
i love your blog!
Yes, so elegant in red and black, and I enjoyed seeing her as a youngster.
Beautiful pictures, I love the one with the new shoot poking up through the ground. Glad I saw this.
You have such a gift with your camera and your spirit of peacefulness and gratitude totally ooze out!
What a beautiful gladiola! We don't see those much anymore.
Oh Yes... She is gorgeous. What a wonderful surprise.
Hugs, Linda
super psycho pretty!! <3xojo
Glad is wonderful :) And I also love the blog's background music..
You're so lucky flowers in bloom. We are getting ready for snow and cold weather ugh.....Beautiful photos
Nice to meet Glad... Spring so faithfully brings her joy. Praise God!
I really enjoyed these...stunning, beautiful photos!
Simply gorgeous against the black background! Stunning!
Very beautiful and so elegant!
We've had such fun hosting the Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge and it's been great to have you take part, thank you so much!
Holy moly! Those last few photos are absolutely stunning!
Thanks so much for joining us in the Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge Finale. :)
Just wanted to stop by and say congratulations! You won one of the prizes in our Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge Finale Giveaway. Go here to find out which prize you won and reply to the email I sent in order to claim your prize!
http://liveandloveoutloud.com/2011/12/02/finale-winners-shades-of-autumn-photo-challenge/
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