The calm before Christmas!
Wellington harbour on December 23, a stunningly calm and blue day enhanced by the red contrast of the pohutukawa tree, often billed as the New Zealand Christmas Tree because it flowers in December. With Christmas in high summer in New Zealand the natural sparkle of this impressive tree has become a Kiwi icon for the Christmas season, far more appropriate for us than holly and snow! Another in my "walking to work" series.
Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.
The calm before Christmas!
Wellington harbour on December 23, a stunningly calm and blue day enhanced by the red contrast of the pohutukawa tree, often billed as the New Zealand Christmas Tree because it flowers in December. With Christmas in high summer in New Zealand the natural sparkle of this impressive tree has become a Kiwi icon for the Christmas season, far more appropriate for us than holly and snow! Another in my "walking to work" series.
Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.