Photos of 'Daily Life in the U.S.' - 4-2-11

Amy Sturkey works to photograph raindrops clinging to the side of a tulip just outside the front entrance of Stowe Baotnaical Garden near Belmont, N.C. Saturday morning, March 31, 2012 just minutes after the sun burst through the clouds.(AP Photo/The Gaston Gazette,Mike Hensdill)