When David Turpin (former president of the University of Victoria) described his concept for his surprise gift for his wife Suromitra’s 50th birthday, I thought ‘wow, what an awesome idea’. In addition to capturing photos of the evening of friends and family gathered to celebrate, each guest brought a long stem flower (Suromitra LOVES flowers) to be photographed along with the birthday girl. All of the images are being compiled into a book to remember all the guests and the diverse array of flowers. Here are some highlights of the evening.