the big day - "happy birthday, little mouse !"

Posted by
Franz (Baden, Austria) on 28 September 2012 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

today is the big day !
my granddaughter emilia is one year old. hard to believe that it's been a year already, the days and weeks and months have gone by so quickly ...

to celebrate the day, i have assembled this collage - the central image with the help of "shape collage" - showing twelve photos of emilia, from october 2011 to september 2012, beginning in the top row, second picture from the right. here you can see what she looked like a few minutes after she was born. hasn't she come a long way since then ?!?

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Tinx from Kuressaare, Estonia

Happy birthday! :)

28 Sep 2012 5:50am

@Tinx: tänan väga ! ;-))

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Lovely collection - happy birthday.

28 Sep 2012 6:46am

@Nigel: thanks ;-))

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Bon anniversaire Emilie et bravo au Papy pour cette splendide présentation :) Belle journée à vous tous.

28 Sep 2012 6:56am

@Tede: merci ;-))

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Happy Birthday to Emilia, this is superbly done, you should have it framed for the wall

28 Sep 2012 7:08am

@Christine: thanks ! it's already framed ... ;-))

Bruce from Tacoma, United States

Enjoy her - my baby Granddaughter turned 16 a week ago. They grow so fast. Happy Birthday.

28 Sep 2012 7:45am

@Bruce: thanks, bruce! that's advice i'll gladly take ... and as they grow up, we grow old ... ;-))

Heinz from Germany

Ja, so ein Jahr ist schnell rum. Alles Super fest gehalten. Glückwunsch.

28 Sep 2012 8:01am

@Heinz: vielen dank ;-))

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Many Happy returns of the day, a gorgeous little tribute franz.

28 Sep 2012 8:05am

@Ainsley: thank you ;-))

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

un document si vous pouvez vous permettre un an d'amour et d'affection, très belle histoire

28 Sep 2012 8:12am

@Melocoton: merci, y gracias ;-))

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Happy Birthday ...First one !! Se is so lovely ! A superb presentation !

28 Sep 2012 8:47am

@Mhelene: thank you ;-))

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

nice record and collage Franz!

28 Sep 2012 8:55am

@Ted: cheers, ted ;-))

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Happy birthday Emilia ! A beautiful collage with a cute Baby ! Phil

28 Sep 2012 9:19am

@Phil: thanks, phil, i'll tell her ;-))

João Mourão from Lisboa, Portugal

Happy birthday to Emilia. May photo is so great.

28 Sep 2012 9:26am

@João Mourão: muito obrigado, joão! you can see more "sock" pictures on this page if you like ... ;-))

Mariana M. from Waterloo, Canada

Happy Birthday , Emilia ! Today is going to be an extraordinary day for your grandpa and everybody else :)

28 Sep 2012 9:50am

@Mariana M.: thanks, m.! you're right, it was a special day ... ;-))

Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

A proud granddad today then :-)

28 Sep 2012 9:50am

@Anthony Morgan Lambert: more happy than proud ... ;-))

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Beautifully creative work, Franz. A very sweet celebration.

28 Sep 2012 10:02am

@Stephen: thanks, stephen ! ;-))

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Wonderful set of images. Happy birthday!

28 Sep 2012 10:30am

@Francisco Romero: gracias, francisco ! ;-))

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Happy birthday to Emilia! This is a wonderful collage, and I love the #1 in the center. Really cool and creative, Franz!

28 Sep 2012 11:03am

@Jason Politte: thank you, jason !!

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

Gorgeous collection and a very happy birthday to Emilia. Creative frame and I can''t believe it is a year since her first appearance on AM3.

28 Sep 2012 12:33pm

@Jules: thanks, jules! not long and you'll be celebrating, too ... ;-))

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Happy Birthday!

28 Sep 2012 1:04pm

@CElliottUK: cheers, chris ! ;-))

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

What a wonderful collage, Franz, to celebrate this big day. Enjoy today, every day, and every year as they grow up so quickly. You said it best when you wrote, "and as they grow up, we grow old ...". Take it from this 'old lady' ... she knows! ;D

28 Sep 2012 1:07pm

@Judy aka L@dybug: thanks for your kind words, judy! it was a lovely day, with lots of smiles and torn wrapping paper (more fun than the actual presents ... ;-)) i'll take your words of advice to heart ... i'll enjoy ever single moment with her !!!

SalSa from Tehran, Iran

And They grow quickly

28 Sep 2012 1:30pm

@SalSa: they do indeed ... thanks for stopping by ;-))

Marta Mateu from Oix (Girona), Spain

How time flies! Congratulations!

28 Sep 2012 2:28pm

@Marta Mateu: gracias, marta! it does fly indeed ... ;-))

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Cute cute...Happy birthday !...:-)

28 Sep 2012 3:00pm

@Lena: thank you ... ;-))

Arash from Brisbane, Australia

Congratulations! HAppy HAppy BD. So cute :-)

28 Sep 2012 3:00pm

@Arash: thanks ! ;-))

Don from Spokane, United States

What a fine way to celebrate her first birthday. Excellent collage showing how far she's come in such a short time.

28 Sep 2012 3:05pm

@Don: thanks, don! they grow so quickly ...

Baldwin from Bejuma, Venezuela

Beautifully composed collage, a fabulous reminder of her first birthday ....
Happy Birthday to her !!!

28 Sep 2012 5:56pm

@Baldwin: gracias, baldwin ! ;-))

Florence from Paris, France

How successful ! What a lovely, clever and adorable presentation.

28 Sep 2012 7:09pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

What a creative collage providing a snapshot from every month of her first year! Happy Birthday to Emilia!

28 Sep 2012 7:35pm

@Steven: thank you ! ;-))

omid from mashhad, Iran

Happy Birthday to Emilia! :)
so beautiful!!!
Lovely!

28 Sep 2012 9:01pm

@omid: thank you very much !!!

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Happy Birthday to a beautiful, delightful little girl

28 Sep 2012 9:21pm

@Ruthiebear: thanks ;-))

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

Great collage, Franz, Happy Birthday, she really is a cutie !!~

28 Sep 2012 9:39pm

@Phil Morris: thanks, phil! ;-))

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

such a beautiful way to honor her. hb, emilia

28 Sep 2012 10:19pm

@john4jack: thanks ;-))

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

ya un año !!!!!!!!! pero si nació ayer !!!!! por Dios como pasa el tiempo Franz !!!! Emilia esta mas que hermosa . Franz acercate a Emilia y dile que le envio un abrazo y un beso muy grande a mi pequeña amiga . un beso Alejandra =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osKLrBxqkuA&feature=related

29 Sep 2012 2:59am

@AMH: thank you, alejandra, how sweet of you !!!

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Quel calandrier, c'est charmant sueprbe ensmeble et cpatage fantastique.
amitié

29 Sep 2012 4:10am

Marilla from Turku, Finland

Great collage to Emilia, your little mouse! :)

29 Sep 2012 7:46am

Lilly and Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Never too late to say "Happy Birthday "- what a joyful collage this makes . . love it total !

29 Sep 2012 8:59am

@Lilly and Ronnie 2¢: thanks, you two ... ;-))

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Une excellente composition! j'adore!:)

29 Sep 2012 9:14am

Rick from Toronto, Canada

What a perfect and lovely post to commemorate this important first year !

29 Sep 2012 6:10pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A joyous day. Happy birthday to her!

30 Sep 2012 2:23am

@Steve Rice: thanks ;-))

klausZ from Kufstein, Austria

glatt schon ein jahr her??? unglaublich! wünsch der kleinen wirklich alles nur erdenklich gute u. dem opa weiterhin viel freude!!!!!!!

30 Sep 2012 11:48am

@klausZ: danke dir ... ja, ja, wie die zeit vergeht ...

Doug Hickok from Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Cool birthday card Franz! Happy Birthday Little Mouse, and a wish for many more :^)

30 Sep 2012 1:44pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Just read your response to my reply ... and all I can say is, I love "Little Mouse" much better that little frog! ;D

30 Sep 2012 9:42pm

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Superb montage! Happy Belated Birthday Emilia!

1 Oct 2012 9:54pm

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Oh,oh! Little Girl! You're already swamped by photos in just one year of life! Think what will happen during the next years....you'll be swimming in a sea of photos Granpa Franz will be only too happy to take!
(Keep the collage, too, Franz!)

4 Oct 2012 4:53am