The New Zealand Christmas Tree is once again blossoming all over the islands. The bright red flowers don't last long, but the trees show individuality and each seems to blossom when it's good and ready. That helps to extend the season during which we can enjoy the red and green show that they put on.
It reminds me too that the Waitemata Honey Company has it's bees on Rangitoto again. I wish them a bountiful harvest.
Today's post is a short one. I just wanted to take a close look at the flowers and how the stamens burst out.
Here are a few pictures. -djf
A tree in front of the Ferry Building in Auckland.
And another big one in Grafton.
My closest one.
Here's a good one I found on-line. Amazing what you can see when you look more closely.
The Reason for the Season.
It would have been nice if some pohutukawa blossoms could have been used in this Nativity Scene, but I doubt that they would have held up.
The flowers are beautiful and so are the cookies. Did Jeanne & Allie bake them? It sounded like you had a wonderful Christmas. I loved the manger scene also. Enjoy the post Christmas time also. McKenzie
ReplyDeleteJeanne baked them and the boys helped to decorate them, to a degree.
DeleteI love the Pohutukawa and all the joy it brings to you and those you are sharing these wonderful pictures with! I can just imagine Rangitoto right now and all the busy busy bees working for the Waitemata Honey Company! I still have a little of that precious honey left that you and Jeanne gave me 3 years ago and am about to enjoy a taste of it.. mmmm!
ReplyDeleteThe cookies look as yummy as they are beautiful - and I am betting that Jeanne had a couple of young artists help decorate them.
I love the nativity scene at your church too - a beautiful reminder of the reason for the season!
Merry Christmas!
And Merry Christmas to you!
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