After Kevin watered the flower garden this evening, I noticed the gladiolas (also known as sword lilies) had begun to blossom. I gladly ran inside for my camera so I could share some photos with you.

Enjoy your Sunday:)

jules

wow I like the name sword lillies .. the color is here is just breathtaking ..I saved the last one, gorgeous Julie .. I hope you have a lovely sunday and fun one!!!:) ????? · 2008-06-08: 02:33

love those wonderful drops on the petals :):):) ronin53 · 2008-06-08: 02:35

Very beatuiful!! oakley · 2008-06-08: 02:59

Beautiful! Nice captures! miclaud · 2008-06-08: 08:46

very PINK!!! very beautiful! You have quite the green thumb..... focussed · 2008-06-08: 09:06

I *love* gladiolas - such beautiful portraits of them! Gorgeous color. ncshutterbug · 2008-06-08: 13:34

Great job getting the clarity of the raindrops- nicely done!~ R urmysunshine · 2008-06-08: 16:25

Aren't they just a brilliant colour! Great comp as well Julie :D Anjie · 2008-06-08: 18:43

"Glad" you did! Nice with the rain drops... DancingDolphin · 2008-06-08: 19:31

the water drops look amazing nelly · 2008-06-08: 20:21

What a beautiful colour and fantastic capture! :) Hope you had a wonderful weekend! KerBear · 2008-06-08: 20:44

thanks for sharing - the are beautiful Queen911 · 2008-06-08: 20:52

whoa - that color is amazing! infact, i just bought a shirt that same color today... :-) lexlevans · 2008-06-08: 21:19

Lovely, absolutely lovely!! meiling · 2008-06-09: 08:39

these are so pretty, I love glads sherryb · 2008-06-09: 10:34

These colors are beautiful. I'm so glad that you captured this for us. mrutherford22 · 2008-06-09: 17:41

Gorgeous color!! Ours are yellow and not very vibrant....let's switch. :) PaperWings · 2008-06-09: 17:56

I'm GLAD to see these! I know mine won't be far behind! This is such a pretty color. oldbabe · 2008-06-09: 18:04

Nice capture! mindysue · 2008-06-10: 00:23

Love the water drops on the flowers, nicely captured! ScubaLiz · 2008-06-10: 10:27

pretty, pretty! nice color, too! : ) ????? · 2008-06-11: 15:03

i just LOVE the color ????? · 2008-06-12: 15:51

sword lilies!?!??! that's an amazing name lol and amazing shots to go with it! nice work julie!! BreezyOnTheEyes · 2008-06-14: 21:46

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