The Fear of Plants
If plants fear predators, it’s no wonder some of them don’t seem to like us very much. Maybe we should stop eating them.
(This comic strip was previously published on July 13, 2009.)
Our friend from Indonesia, Novroz, gave Winky a very nice turtle shell. I think Winky might be dreaming of becoming the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. You can see Novroz’s original post and see the other art she created for the Mommy Van Gogh post she put up on her Underneath The Shell blog.
That is a designer shell. Supercool design!
I’m not usually in fashion. I have to thank Novroz for my designer shell!
I wonder if she will make me one? 🙂
I don’t know, but it’s have to be extra big for you!
You are more than welcome Wink 🙂
Glad you like it and I think you are perfect for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle…you will define MUTANT perfectly 😉
Yeah, I’d definitely be the most mutant turtle!
You’ll surely defeat the mutant rat…you know those ninja’s master. I forgot his name
I think I could. He might be pretty powerful, though!
Total eclipse of a sunflower
Maybe they know I want to eat their seeds!
Sounds like a supervillain in the making!
Now I’m not going to be able to sleep!
My plants love me! I know this because they tell me all the time…
Your plants talk to you? Mine just shake and shiver.
And fall over too 🙁
That, too.
Put some chocolate in the fertilizer…they ought to love you for that. 😉
I tried giving my plants some chocolate but they didn’t seem to appreciate it.
Try mixing Nestle’s Quick mix with some water and pour it on the soil…they ought to like that. 😉
Okay, I’ll try it if I can get close enough to the plant to water it. Or “chocolate Quick” it!
Maybe a chocospray will work better? If not then at least you can spray it on your paws and lick it all off 🙂
That could be a great idea! Chocolate spray to go! Maybe I should make that at my chocolate factory.
I just hope the plant doesn’t call some of it’s bigger scarier monster plant friends!
No! Now I’m really scared!
It is he, destroyer of fauna!
I don’t try to be! Plants just don’t seem to like me.
winky can you keep a secret, plants don’t like me too, infact I have been labeled as anti potted plant human like creature..but shhhhh
I saw that Soma…
You and Winky need
lessons on how to
look after flowers
whilst eating chocs 🙂
Just don’t be too greedy
or the plants will suffer 🙁
Lessons might help. Or maybe we could just grow chocolate plants and chocolate vegetables!
I think I’m in the same category as you, Soma. Maybe it’s a plant conspiracy against us!
Ahahah I’m just like you Winky! Plants are scared of me. 🙂
I guess some of us just shouldn’t grow things! I’m glad chocolate isn’t scared of me!
Yes, I’m glad too! Chocolate looovvvess me. 🙂
I’d be really sad without chocolate love!
Bwahahahahahahaha. So that’s how that happens. Now I know.
Have a terrific day. 🙂
It does for my plants.
No wonder! I’d fear Winky too with that vampire knife he is carrying. W.C.C.
That’s not a knife! It’s a weeder thingy.
If I were a plant I’d look like that if there were insects about! Though…okay…biologically and logically that wouldn’t make sense…but you know what I mean??!!?
As far as taking care of plants? Yea..I can kill cactus..hehehe
I think some plants can sense when danger is near. So I guess plants have a lot to fear around us.
I know what you mean. I kill most plants. Oh, a new set up. Now I see why I got gazillion messages last Monday. No offense, but you’re too popular and I don’t want to be notified of responses via email. It drove me crazy until I finally figured out how to turn it off.
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com
Sorry about that, Joyce. My last notification plugin went wonky, then another one did, and now this one seems to work whenever it feels like.
That plant is smarter than some of the people I know.
I hope you don’t mean me!
Of course not you.
You had me worried! Some people say I’m dumb as dirt!
That is one cool shell and I think Winky would make an awesome Ninja! Oh, and plants are scared of me, too! 🙂
It’s the best turtle shell I’ve ever had!
That’s a face plant alright!!!
You mean a plant that doesn’t like faces?
OH this is new poor plant 😆
I didn’t mean to scare the poor plant! It just doesn’t seem to like me.
Maybe Winky could whisper a small prayer – it is believed that plants respond to prayers 🙂
Well it sure couldn’t hurt!
i love wombies
Thank you, Elecat!
I saw a recipe where someone was eating rose petals recently. Rose petals. I’m sure other knew of this, I was completely in the dark. 😉
I wonder if flowers taste as good as they look?
Wow Winky, Have you been saying things to that plant? ‘Cos apparently if you talk to them they understand every word. Maybe you should sweet talk them with chocolate eh? and I love your look as a Ninja turtle Cool shell!! xxx
I tried that, but plants don’t seem to like chocolate. Maybe I should try something plants like better.
I think it’s the best ninja turtle shell ever! Thanks to Novroz!
I like what Miss. Novia has done with the turtle shell, it makes a perfect outfit, and for any occasion too 🙂 Maybe something to wear during the Presidentila elections, well when they come around again I mean 🙂
Fraz could wear a Winky outfit or Winky, a Fraz one or maybe Chris might run for President next time, who knows? 🙂
I don’t know either. That sounds pretty confusing to me!
Yeah, it’s a very nice shell! If I wear it for the elections, it should help Fraz get the turtle vote!
Thank you, Andro 🙂
Love the shell, Novi <3
Those flowers are nearly jumping out of the plant pot, maybe a cane will keep them upright Winky? 🙂
They might think I’m going to hit them with it, though!
Maybe he needs a mint.
I’ll try a mint chocolate.
I think I share winky’s aura. I am also not good with plants 🙁
Maybe plants just don’t understand us.
Maybe we should learn plants language
That would be a good idea. I don’t know where I could learn the plant’s language, though. Maybe at a nursery?
Hmmm…I’m not sure where. We should ask treebeard
He should know! If I can find him to ask.
He doesn’t have a green thumb!
Nope! There’s no green on me!
Just put Winky in your garden and all the weeds will run away.
That’s something I should try. Hey Winky!
I think the sun is just pulling it away from you.
That would make me feel better!
Maybe they are scared of the weapon in your hand Winky
But it’s a de-weeder thingy! It’s to help them!
Maybe they don’t realise that. It does look rather prongy & fearsome
I guess it might’ve scared them. Next time I’ll bring them some chocolate plant food.
My plants usually commit hari-kari.
Mine too. I don’t know why.
You should try what I do. I buy them dead to begin. When I revive them, they are so grateful they flower.
I guess it couldn’t hurt to try! They’ve got nothing to lose if they’re already dead!
You culd become a plant saver after all!
That’d make me feel better!
Poor plant…
Mostly I try to stay away because it’s better for them.