"The pohutukawa tree (Metrosideros excelsa) with its crimson flower has become an established part of the New Zealand Christmas tradition. This iconic Kiwi Christmas tree, which often features on greeting cards and in poems and songs, has become an important symbol for New Zealanders at home and abroad."
I was so looking forward to seeing these crimson flowers and what they symbolise for Christmas in New Zealand.
And they are beautiful.
So here I am, far from South Africa, on Christmas Eve with Shawni and Craig in their lovely Wellington home, appreciating where I am and loving the calls of the Tui birds, it is a perfect day.
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