Friday with laurels and new supplies

What is it with wreaths and laurels that seem so appealing? And they're so easy to draw, it can get addictive. You'd have to eventually stop drawing leaves so you can make room for text to be readable. Coloring them is equally fun (sometimes I think I'm too old for this but never mind).

I recently became curious about using the brush pen for lettering. The calligraphy nibs seem very fine and require a lot more work for bigger artworks. I didn't like how the walnut ink looked on paper initially but it seems to get a lot of raves from other users so I am trying it in good faith.

PS. I am looking outside my window as I write this and the sky looks gorgeous in crimson and light blue!