Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Flowers at Christmas

In the US, the traditional Christmas flower is the Poinsettia.
In New Zealand we have the flowering Pohutukawa trees.  These trees can get really large like the one behind my apartment building.  There are a lot of Pohutukawa trees where I am.  The trees hold a place in NZ history as well.

I was told to make sure I walked around the mount to enjoy the trees when they bloom before Christmas.  I walked around the mount on Dec 15:

a blossoming tree

 a blossom up close


 and more views from the walk, it was a lovely day.



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