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a drop of water on a Hosta fern
June 11, 2016

Rolling Green

A single droplet of rainwater sits on the leaf of a hosta plant, also known as a plantain lily. “The rolling shadows are from a fern growing above,” writes Your Shot photographer Beamie Young of this photo taken in Maryland.

Young’s shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.

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Photograph by Beamie Young, National Geographic Your Shot

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