It was morning and there was only a light breeze. A heavy dew coated the leaves of the plants and our feet were damp after having waded through some of the longer grasses to get here. Rays of sunshine shot through the gaps in the canopy provided by the trees. One of those beams of light directed our attention to a droplet as it swelled slowly to a size that would finally cause it to give up its tenuous hold on the underside of a leaf.