HAIRY WOOD MINT PLANTS composed the sunlit bridge with

composed the sunlit bridge with the grasses in the foreground and snapped the shutter a couple times at Wildflower Park

The Oregon Central Coast is viewed in this image as the pacific ocean crashes wave after wave onto the basalt rock of the Central Coast with sandstone cliffs and sitka spruce overlooking the Pacific Ocean

I wasn't going to pass this shot up and quickly set up the tripod with camera attached and fired off one shot before the heron took flight

this female red-winged blackbird must have been curious what I was doing because she landed close by

The plant can reach 5 feet tall with the upper stems becoming panicles of flowering spikes

HAIRY WOOD MINT PLANTS composed the sunlit bridge withA few hairy wood mint plants can be seen near or underneath peachleaf willow trees on the west side of Wildflower Park during late spring and into mid summer. The fragrance is enjoyable and pleasant. (454 165)