Thursday 11 October 2018

Inktober 2018 Day 12 Whale



Inktober 2018  Day 12
Whale is the prompt word

"Hosta Humpback whale" is a massive dome/heart shaped blue-green corrugated leaf plant. Common name is "hosta" plant

Wednesday 10 October 2018

Inktober 2018 Day 11 Cruel




Inktober 2018 Day 11

Cruel is the prompt word.
There are carnivorous plants and flowers, sending vegans in a dizzy! Sarracenia Flava is one such cruel plant, which with those cup-like structures on top just trap insects and gobble them up! Isn't nature very surprising and wonderful!

Monday 8 October 2018

Inktober 2018 Day 9 Precious




Inktober 2018  Day 9
Precious - Prompt word
For me most precious of all the flowers is the once in a year bloom, "Queen of the night" which lasts only one night! It's unique no doubt! Known by many names such as the Princess of the Night or the Queen of the Night, the Cereus cactus is a species of cactus whose flower only blooms at night, typically between the months of July and October.






Inktober 2018 Day 8 Star



Inktober 2018 Day 8
"Star" of Bethlehem  

Inktober 2018 Day 7 Exhausted




Inktober 2018 Day 7  Exhausted



Do you know that chamomile tea is rejuvenating when one is exhausted?

Inktober 2018 Day 6 Drooling





Inktober 2018 Day 6 
Drooling is the prompt word!
Do you know that many a common garden plants and flowers are highly toxic if ingested? For instance, the beautiful Calalily! If ever your pet dog accidentally chews on the flower, it will start "drooling" and fall sick, and has to be rushed to the Vet?

Inktober 2018 Day 5 Chicken


Inktober 2018 Day 5  Chicken

Do you know that chicken love to feed on dandelion flowers and plants, they make a nutritious feed for them indeed!


Inktober 2018 Day 4 Spell



Inktober 2018 Day 4 Spell

Do you know that black hawthorn is considered to cast a SPELL? Remember the little girls in fairytales whose fingers got pricked by a thorn and they fell under a spell? The thorns of this tree prick real hard and wounds get septic fast. Also it's the black hawthorn that made the crown of thorns for the crucification of Jesus. And hence the tree and flowers are believed to cause a spell. 

Inktober 2018 Day 3 Roasted


Inktober 2018 Day 3 "Roasted"


Do you know that sunflower seeds can be roasted and eaten? 


Inktober 2018 Day 2 Tranquil




Day Two Prompt: Tranquil 
Among flowers the lotus flower stands for tranquility, from dirt it emerges to bloom so beautifully to look up to the sun, just a day long life spent in prayers to the sun! Buddha's flower for tranquil peace🙏🙏
And this day, 2nd October is the birthday of father of our nation Mahatma Gandhi, who chose peace to fight for freedom! Paper of this sketch book can't take a wash😐

Inktober 2018 Day 1 Poisonous


Why on Earth did Jake Parker start the challenge with the prompt "Poisonous"😨 Day One Prompt: Poisonous ☠️ .. Frangipani or Plumeria is a beautiful fragrant flower, but if ingested it is very toxic, very poisonous like many other plants and flowers in nature!!! So beware, all things beautiful should be enjoyed from a distance😜