Feature: Forest | Trees | Flowers
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A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo. -
The Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua is best known for it's giant redwood trees, but it has mighty tree ferns too! -
The Church of the Good Shepherd, surrounded by invasive weeds. But aren't they pretty! :-) -
Although predominantly seen in purples and pinks, lupins can be found in nearly every colour of the rainbow. -
The shores of Lake Monowai are littered with these drowned trees, victims of the hydro scheme constructed in the 1920's -
A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017 -
A longer shutter speed was used here to capture the swaying of the lupins in the strong breeze (Lake Tekapo) -
A classic Kiwi scene: baches (sometimes called cribs) beside the water at Lake Alexandrina, with lupins providing a splash of colour -
Although mostly purples and pinks, lupins can be found in a diverse range of colours (Lake Tekapo) -
When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow!
