Cheers Steve... good info'... and a brilliant catch of the insect .. Wishing you 'all the best' for Christmas and the new year...
Dave.. UK.

Thank You DJ Glad you like our colorful Xmas tree. To you and family all the very best from US down under For Xmas & New year.

Lovely images, Steve and well caught bee in the PiP. Ah yes, mustn't get in the way of 'progress'! Interesting that you used an FZ20, I still occasionally use mine.

Thanks George FZ-20( gave away) was my first Digital replaced by FZ-28 which was not as good so I went Nikon and have not looked back from all the challenges. I have a few more next year as I wait for a star tracker and learn how to use it over the new year. From us in the west I hope you and the family have a great Xmas and New Year hope its not too hot .

Wonderful yellow colour Steve.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

yes the colour is striking and you just cant miss the trees in the landscape. I hope you have a great Christmas and a very good New Year from the very West.

Startling colour!
All the very best for Christmas to you and yours, Steve!

Many thanks Andy certainly a tree you cant miss or mistake for any other. I hope that your and your family Have a great Christmas and a great New Year with some extra goodies.

Maravillosos colores !!!
Felices fiestas para tí también !!!
Un saludo muy cordial desde Barcelona.

Thank you We hope that you have the very same for the Xmas holidays, our Xmas trees a little different to most. The colours no less striking than any holly bush. All the very best from Perth OZ.

WOW, I never saw such a beautiful tree in bloom !!!! SO GORGEOUS, Steve !!!! ***************
Wish you a MERRY XMAS to you and yours !!!

once seen the colour is so vivid and at the moment is out in flower sadly I have to drive quite a way now to find a tree as good as this one WAS but I will keep looking. All the very best to you and your family for the coming holidays and a Merry Xmas to you all.

The tree is really fantastic, Steve and has the best time for flowering. A pity for this one and the others. I hope there are still enough in your area. Have a merry Christmas and a better begin of the new year 2019.

Danni each state has a tree that Flowers at this time of year

www.handyman.net.au/6-australian-christmas-plants

I am looking for some close to me now but have yet to find any as I drive around, these colours you just can miss in the brown landscape we have now. All the very best from us in the west for the Holidays & Xmas break for us is stay cool for you stay warm..

A fine tree Steve and a firm favorite here, I see. Out closest thing to a Christmas flower is the
lovely Poinsettia Tree of which we are often gifted. A pity that some of yours have had to make way for buildings though.

Have a great Christmas my friend, Herb