Wet Woolly Mullein

The day dawned grey and damp. We had only 7.mm of rain in the rain gauge at 9.am So much for the forecasted 50 mm +.
Despite the dampness there was plenty to photograph while on my dog walk...raindrops on fennel, dewy spiders' webs, misty hills. I was spoiled for choice.
I finally settled on this image of Woolly Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus). The woolly felt-like leaves were thoroughly wet from the rain with the raindrops sparkling on the surfaces. One of my favourite wild plants, the rosette shaped leaves look wonderful when heavily frosted in the winter.
It is also known as Aaron's Rod which refers to the rod of the biblical Aaron, "which budded and brought forth buds and bloomed blossoms".
In early days the large, felt-like leaves were used to line shoes.
The very tall stem bearing the yellow flowers grows up from the centre of the rosette of leaves and eventually dries off to a strong, dark brown, rough stalk. This stalk or rod in ancient times was dipped in tallow and used as a torch plant. A useful plant indeed.