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Morning dew ~ Imaged by Taavi Babcock of Sooke, B.C., Canada. ©Taavi Babcock, shown with permission.

The drops hang on tiny hairs where they focus sunlight into bright spots on the leaves. The light returns through the drops to make a bright glow around the shadow of your head, a 'heiligenschein' or holy light.