Sketchy Sketch: Jasmine Flowers

Using mechanical pencil did a rough sketch of jasmine flowers

Flower Appreciation: Jasmine

I like my condominium, it was enclosed with metal fences, behind the fences are all sorts of plants discouraging anyone wishes to have a peek. The residents were given an access card to enter its premises. I like it when upon entering the metal gate, my mind instantly sheds off the hush and rush of the hubbub, feeling the tranquility within the metal enclosure, a portal into a world of sanctuary. 

Tis the time of jasmine blooms, I smelt the familiar light floral scent from jasmine flowers, reminds me of purity like the rain. I took a few photos for own personal study, you can see in the picture below, notice the green bud, flowering stage and full bloom. (Also notice metal fence behind)

The flowers come in clusters, mostly 5 petals, I saw one with 6 petals, those with less than 5 petals probably had shed off, as there was an obvious gap.

Another fine picture showing the different stages with an ant as its companion.

The fragrance from the row of jasmine plants did not travel far, I decided to pick a few petals from the ground and bring them home, if you had a pot of jasmine plants at home, you could pick the flowers and put in a bowl of water for the scent in room or toilets.

So sweet smelling and so delicate, like a lady in white, waiting to be wed.

So alluring in the bright moonlight, like stars gathering in great delight.

From earth you grow, and purity to you bestow, for a moment you withhold.

I cannot make you mine, for the cycle of life unforgiving, turn your tears into fallen petals.

Book Review: The Land Of Neverbelieve

"On the day that I returned to my little homeland, when I suddenly became aware of a disturbingly matter awaiting for me that I had never felt before, immediately I was bound by my sense of existence, such culture identity and most intriguing people you would never believe. " I am just transposing the context of the book "The Land of Neverbelieve" into a state of my own "neverbelieve".

The intricate illustration on the cover caught my eyes immediately on the "New Books" bookshelf at my local library, all pages in this book are even illustrated more elaborately, I especially love the houses thought out of geometrical shapes, and attempt to sketch it out, hard to draw the pyramid rooftop with a convex curve in shape.
.

This is my short review on this nicely graphically book, its a slow page turner for me as I need to examine and analyse each picture as the author makes it like a reference book, Every object on the island has a description and its purpose.
It's nice to make up islands with mystifying creatures and dwellers on it, everyone can make up their own, but few can visionized it like this book.
Interested to see what others viewed this book, I did a google search, and found there is a book trailer, I know there is movie trailer but never a book trailer, I guess it should do this book a kind service, you can find it here.