THE OREGON CENTRAL COAST FLOWER A pair of male mallard

A pair of male mallard ducks slowly move across a misty Wildflower Lake during the early morning hours as the colors of the sunrise are filtered through the mist onto this scene at Wildflower park

composed and focused on the hoary vervain flowers and began photographing

Box elder trees along the river

I came upon this mulberry tree with the sunlight coming through the openings that gave a good opportunity to photograph the multiple sunbursts at Wildflower Park

sometimes you have to break out of your daily routine to find and enjoy what has been given to us

THE OREGON CENTRAL COAST FLOWER A pair of male mallardThe 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. The Oregon Coast is divided into three regions depending on their geology. The North, Central and South Coast. The North Coast begins near the Columbia River and extends south to Cascade Head and has longer stretches of beaches. The Central Coast