Enjoyed a couple of days of respite over on the island recently and also a day trip to celebrate a longtime friend's retirement from the workaday world. The pohutukawas are in full bloom, heralding Christmas as they do in their scarlet splendour. The agapanthus provide a spectacular contrast, though on the island they are regarded as a weed as they do tend to smother native plants in time.
The delicate pale flower which I believe is a kind of lily, used to be quite prolific on the island and is hardly seen anymore. I was delighted to see this one on our walk in to Oneroa after Mass on Sunday.
The flax is flowering too and is particularly spectacular above Oneroa beach .
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