rain on leaf (posted by email)

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[OT from cottage renovations]

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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3^rd Avenue

Hosta

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Acorn Lane, at Grove and 3^rd Avenues

wet head

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5^th Avenue

Yucca filamentosa

it was rather a while after moving here that I noticed how common these Yucca have become around here.  and in the region.  and beyond. 

the species distribution map is a bit intimidating:

image: USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 3 June 2007).
National Plant Data Center,
Baton Rouge, LA  70874-4490
USA.