Portland-based illustrator Molly Mendoza’s portfolio is filled with so much goodness, it’s hard to play favorites. Luckily, she recently came out with Plant Thoughts, a personal series that is exactly what it sounds like.

Besides the layered, gouache-y aesthetic, the dark, desperate humor of these plant friends is really appealing:

See Plant Thoughts for more of a ficus’s inner life, or take a peek at Molly’s portfolio.