Morning walks are a bit of a rare occurrence for me these days, unfortunately. I try and creep out about 6am, so as not to wake hubby or the lads, and I like to take my camera to capture morning magic along the way.
The picture above is of a Callistemon from the Myrtaceae family of which NZ's native "Pohutukawa" tree belongs to, taken on one of my morning strolls around the neighbourhood. The Pohutukawa is known as New Zealand's native Christmas Tree because of the bright red blooms which decorate the trees during the Christmas/summer season. They trigger memories of long summer days and holidays spent with friends and family in, on, around and under these magnificent trees.
