I'm an alumnus of this university, but from a time mostly forgotten. My daughter is a freshman this year and it was on that fateful day, when i had to fetch her from school, where this whole journey began.

Walking around Gesu Chapel, I noticed patches of tiny wild grass on its lawn. There were many types, in all shapes and textures, and best of all: most were in full bloom! And I remember asking myself: how pretty...flowers about the size of a grain of rice...I've never seen anything like this before, I wonder if anybody else noticed? And if they did, does anyone even care? I can't do anything about the second question, but here's my contribution to the first.

NEW..NEW! Some of you wrote to say it was hard to imagine how small these flowers were because there was no point-of-reference. Good point. So I photographed a single grain of rice, in exactly the same magnification, and inserted it into all the photos. I hope this clears things up. Enjoy.

(But wait, there's more: for those who're wondering, YES I do have a life and a pretty productive one at that! And NO I don't spend a lot of time thinking about wild grass blooms or my next island vacation. BUT many of us forget we come through this place only once. We forget to stop and admire the flowers, most specially to remember their beauty. And if MEMORY truly survives death, hey you just found something you can take with you! Good luck.

Special note: If there is botanist in the house, these plants will remain unidentified until you email me their scientific names, Gee thanks a lot.)