diff --git a/src/rendermode-normal.c b/src/rendermode-normal.c
index d975ed9..b112192 100644
--- a/src/rendermode-normal.c
+++ b/src/rendermode-normal.c
@@ -125,12 +125,18 @@ rendermode_normal_occluded(void *data, RenderState *state) {
 static void
 rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *mask, PyObject *mask_light) {
     RenderModeNormal *self = (RenderModeNormal *)data;
+    int randx = 0,randy = 0;
     
     /* first, check to see if we should use biome-compatible src, mask */
     if (self->biome_data) {
         if (state->block == 18) {
             src = mask = self->leaf_texture;
         } else if (state->block == 31) {
+            /* add a random offset to the postion of the tall grass to make it more wild */
+            randx = rand() % 6 + 1 - 3;
+            randy = rand() % 6 + 1 - 3;
+            state->imgx = state->imgx + randx;
+            state->imgy = state->imgy + randy;
             unsigned char data = getArrayByte3D(state->blockdata_expanded, state->x, state->y, state->z);
             if (data == 1) {
                 src = mask = self->tall_grass_texture;
diff --git a/textures.py b/textures.py
index 101b933..be81977 100644
--- a/textures.py
+++ b/textures.py
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ def _build_block(top, side, blockID=None):
 
     """
     img = Image.new("RGBA", (24,24), (38,92,255,0))
-
+    
+    original_texture = top.copy()
     top = transform_image(top, blockID)
 
     if not side:
@@ -256,8 +257,15 @@ def _build_block(top, side, blockID=None):
     otherside = ImageEnhance.Brightness(otherside).enhance(0.8)
     otherside.putalpha(othersidealpha)
 
+    ## special case for tall-grass, fern and dead shrub, they are the only sprite-blocks 
+    ## that have the sprites in the diagonal of the block
+    if blockID in (31,32):
+        front = original_texture.resize((14,11), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+        composite.alpha_over(img, front, (5,9))
+        return img
+
     ## special case for non-block things
-    if blockID in (31,32,37,38,6,39,40,83,30): ## tall grass, dead shrubs, flowers, sapling, mushrooms, reeds, web
+    if blockID in (37,38,6,39,40,83,30): ## flowers, sapling, mushrooms, reeds, web
         #
         # instead of pasting these blocks at the cube edges, place them in the middle:
         # and omit the top
@@ -265,7 +273,6 @@ def _build_block(top, side, blockID=None):
         composite.alpha_over(img, otherside, (6,3), otherside)
         return img
 
-
     if blockID in (81,): # cacti!
         composite.alpha_over(img, side, (1,6), side)
         composite.alpha_over(img, otherside, (11,6), otherside)