The Colour Purple 2

Any ideas what might have made the holes in these leaves? Man, bird or beast?

The Colour Purple 1

Three Colours: Blue

Three Colours: White

One of my granny's favourites...

Three Colours: Red

Over the next few days, I'll be posting some pictures that I took around our adopted neighbourhood just before we moved back home so that you can share some of the kiwi Christmas colour.

When I was growing up, the only bit of Christmas colour came from holly berries or a potted poinsettia - or our jolly decorations inside. But here, not only is the sun blazing for the festive season, so are the gardens, looking their best after the spring rains. Agapanthus and lilies grow like weeds and hyrdangea bushes are glorious. But I'm going to have to rely on Margaret to name this red flower for me...

Happy Christmas!

Starboard

Seawall

Seaview

View from North Head 2

View from North Head 1

North Head Cannon

Crane Wave

Washing Line

Fishing Fleet

Aquilegia, Soul Cafe

Boathouse Blues

Grey Day in Blackpool

Silver Bells and Cockle Shells

Yellow Boat

Shipwreck on Blackpool Beach

Purple and Pohutukawa

Cabbage Tree

Cow Parsley

Kingfisher

Dead Dog Bay 4

Dead Dog Bay 3

Dead Dog Bay 2

Dead Dog Bay 1

Every other February, Waiheke Island hosts the Headland exhibition - an open air sculpture trail along a coastal path. Since we visited the island in November, we had to make do with a trip to Dead Dog Bay, a sculpture garden at Te Whau. It was a pretty good substitute though, with intriguing art and gorgeous gardens.

White Rabbits!