Gladioli in July

This month my back garden has been a profusion of color.
At one time, over 40 gladioli were in bloom.

I have been planting bulbs for the past few years (at 2 week intervals so they won't all bloom at once), and conditions must have been just right this summer because they are all blooming. For the past few mornings, I have been in the backyard by 7am to photograph while the sky is overcast and the air is still.

Please enjoy a scroll down through my garden.

I cut the stems so I could position them for the best compositions. I didn't want to lose them so as I finished photographing a flower, I put it in a jar of water. One morning as I started to pack up, I turned to see a wonderful bouquet of colors.

Wow!
Can you see why flowers are my favorite subjects?