Billy was hastily brought home, much to the dismay of nephew and aunt. When Grandfather Wilberforce caught wind of the threat, his consternation was so great, he threatened, “If Billy goes Methodist, he will see no sixpence of mine.” Aunt Hannah begged her sister-in-law to change her mind, no doubt sensing (and correctly so)

  In the Western Ghats of India, a rare phenomenon transforms these mountains into a treasure trove of beauty. The kurinji flowers, with their petite blue bells, cascade down the heights into the plains below like a royal waterfall of every hue of purple-blue. Their beauty, however, is not what makes them famous, as much