diff --git a/shell/src/main.rs b/shell/src/main.rs
index c12b2fc..544c290 100644
--- a/shell/src/main.rs
+++ b/shell/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-//mod monstera;
+mod monstera;
 
 use{
     std::sync::{Arc, RwLock},
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ write::
             {
                 compositor.write().unwrap().push(magic.offset(Vector2::new(40, 4)));
                 //compositor.write().unwrap().push(magic.offset(Vector2::new(40, 20)));
-/*
+
                 let monstera_port = monstera::make_monstera();
                 compositor.write().unwrap().push(monstera_port.clone());
                 compositor.write().unwrap().push(monstera_port.offset(Vector2::new(83,0)));
-*/
+
             }
 
 /*
diff --git a/shell/src/monstera.rs b/shell/src/monstera.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3319b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/src/monstera.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+
+use {
+    cgmath::Point2,
+    nested::{
+        core::{ViewPort, OuterViewPort},
+        vec::VecBuffer,
+        terminal::{
+            TerminalStyle, TerminalView, make_label
+        },
+    }
+};
+
+pub fn make_monstera() -> OuterViewPort<dyn TerminalView> {
+    let monstera_lines_port = ViewPort::new();
+    let monstera_lines = VecBuffer::with_data(
+        vec![
+            make_label("                   |"),
+            make_label("                   |"),
+            make_label("             _..._ | _..._"),
+            make_label("           .(     \\|/     )."),
+            make_label("          (        |        )"),
+            make_label("       .__>.   <>  |  <>   .<__."),
+            make_label("      /            |            \\"),
+            make_label("     | .___     _  |  _     ___. |"),
+            make_label("     _./___>.  / \\ | / \\  .<___\\._ "),
+            make_label("    /          \\_/ | \\_/          \\"),
+            make_label("   (   .____.      |      .____.   )"),
+            make_label("    ( /____  \\  _  |  _  /  ____\\ )"),
+            make_label("    _*     \\.) / \\ | / \\ (./     *_"),
+            make_label("   /           \\_/ | \\_/           \\"),
+            make_label("   (    .__.       |       .__.    )"),
+            make_label("    (  / __ \\      |      / __ \\  )"),
+            make_label("      * /  \\.)  O  |  O  (./  \\ *"),
+            make_label("       /   .___.   |   .___.   \\"),
+            make_label("       (  / .---\\  |  /---. \\  )"),
+            make_label("        *. (       |       ) .*"),
+            make_label("             \\_ .  |   . _/"),
+            make_label("                 \\ | /"),
+            make_label("                   .")
+        ],
+        monstera_lines_port.inner()
+    );
+
+    monstera_lines_port.outer()
+        .to_sequence()
+        .to_index()
+        .map_key(
+            |idx| Point2::new(0 as i16, *idx as i16),
+            |pt| if pt.x == 0 { Some(pt.y as usize) } else { None }
+        )
+        .flatten()
+        .map_item(
+            |p, at| at.add_style_back(TerminalStyle::fg_color((0,100,10)))
+        )
+}
+