Callistemon citrinitus- bottle brush

I have been walking past this particular shrub all week so set off early this morning to beat the wind. Murphys Law= as I walked round the corner, up came the wind. It hasn't stopped all day.
I managed to get into the centre of the shrub where the flowers were not moving as much. A lovely crackerjack red for Biker Bears flower friday challenge.Thanks Biker Bear.
The temperature has dropped drastically this afternoon as well.Extreme weather events up and down the country with flooding on the West Coast, high winds in Wellington so planes cancelled, fires still burning in Marlborough and hail and high winds in Southland.El Nino has arrived.