Humans are not the only ones that decorate trees at Christmas - Mother Nature puts on a pretty good show without having to queue in shopping malls or spend any money! I took the camera out on Christmas Day to snap a few examples.
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| Kamahi in flower |
At the entrance to my driveway is a beautiful kamahi in full flower; pink and white candles that smother the tree.
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| Kamahi flowers to the left, native clematis seed heads to the right |
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| Close up of kamahi 'candles' |
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| Kamahi candle forming the seed head |
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| Seed head from last summer |
The cabbage tree has also started flowering - it has a beautiful scent, especially on a warm summer's evening.
One of my transplanted flax plants has shot up a flower stalk not far from my bedroom window; fingers crossed for some good bird photos!
It's not a partridge, nor a pear tree but this kereru was happy to be photographed regardless!
Christmas lunch was a picnic on Horseshoe Bay beach with my friend, Raylene, and her Cairn terrier, Mac. Raylene brought her thermette which boiled water superfast for our cuppa and Mac put the 'sand' into sandwiches when he decided to bury his stick inches from the picnic blanket!!
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| Christmas on the beach |
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| Time for a brew |
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| Mac after a romp on the beach |
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| Horseshoe Bay on Christmas Day |
