Today’s sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a a botanical illustration of a pink lily cactus, Cactaceae Echinopsis mamillosa from Turkey.
“Hard words can not touch a soft heart
But soft words can touch a hard heart,
So choose carefully how you decide to speak to others”
BulanLifestyle.com 
June 10, 2015 at 18:41
Ok it is totally me. I have a tough exterior but I’m not really!
June 10, 2015 at 18:20
Yep! My mother’s favourite retort when I would blurt out a 7-8 year-old kid comment. 7 is less than 10, but I’ve tried it several times. Mother’s orders. No dice! So I still blurt out silly comments!
Be good my friend.
June 10, 2015 at 18:19
There is a hint of self-projection there… Which do you identify most? The outwardly tough, spiky cactus (with a soft core) or the delicate, so elegant, red flower?
(Come on Brian! That’s a loaded question!)
🙂
June 10, 2015 at 14:11
Yes the perfect balance!
June 10, 2015 at 14:10
A bit like count to 10 before you speak?