Well this is a different kind of Christmas post!  It's summertime in Uruguay and the bees are buzzing, the flowers are blooming, and the birds are chirping their little bird brains off.
I'm still not used to a summertime Christmas, but it's hard to not be jolly in the beautiful sunny weather.  (even without the holly)
   I've been out and about with my camera lately.  There are so many images to capture.  I've complied my favorites for a Christmas delight.  There's no better way to feel love than to be out and about in nature.

   I had never seen an agapanthus bloom until we came to Uruguay.  I know they exist in the U.S., but I was an agapanthus virgin!  And thus originated my addiction... 
  They really are a no-brainer plant.  In a temperate climate, even with a handful of freezing temps every winter, they stay green and flourish as a plant year-round.  Come late spring, they burst into bloom.   The first year, I made several trips to the nursery and requested ONLY blue ones.  Well, that didn't work, but I love the white ones too.  I get so excited in December when they begin to bloom.  
   You can divide them in the early spring and they will replicate.  Good plants to give to friends!  Did I mention the bees and the hummingbirds are addicted to them, as well?