The Constant Gardener, by Tehta

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Title: The Constant Gardener
Author Name: tehta
Summary: Running Yavanna’s errands in Middle-earth is a tough job, but someone has to do it.
Prompt: “Write or create art in which a character plants something. (What she or he plants can be literal or metaphorical!)”
Warnings: Mentions of death, loss, and general First-Age unpleasantness. Not a happy humour fic.
Rating: General, but see Warnings.
Beta: eveiya and suzll deserve copious thanks and Elven booze.

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March 19: Art: "Spring after Winter" by Larner

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Title: Spring after Winter
Author Name: Larner
Prompt: "Then, as a sweet rain will pass down a wind of spring and the sun will shine out the clearer, his tears ceased, and his laughter welled up, and laughing he sprang from his bed." (Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen")
Summary: Spring returns after winter
Media: Charcoal and colored pencils
Rating: General
Warnings: None

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With Springtime Comes Hope

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Title: With Springtime Comes Hope
Author Name: Ignoble Bard
Prompt: Tuilérë
Summary: Elros looks back on a spring day from his childhood with Maglor and Maedhros
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Beta: The indefatigable Oshun who not only shaped this story with her beta skills but shaped it with her B2Me entry as well.
Author's Notes: When I heard about the B2Me challenge this year and found out Oshun was writing a winter story I got delusions of grandeur and attempted to write a story that is a mirror image of hers. Her story is the winter and mine is the spring, covering the same timeframe and characters. Whereas she has written from the point of view of Elrond, mine is from that of Elros.

I strongly encourage you to read “A Sad Tale is Best for Winter” here: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/261646.html?thread=3574030 before sampling this tale. I also want to express my gratitude to Oshun for not only sharing her impressive and beautiful storyverse with me, but also for betaing this tale and providing the stunning banners that accompany the story. I dedicate this to her and her tragic, but always fascinating and not beyond redemption, Maedhros.

Title: 1) Title piece, 2) Springtime in East  Beleriand; 3) Springtime in Númenor.
Artist Name: Oshun (heartofoshun)
Prompt:  Tuilérë
Description: Photo-manipulation of copyright-expired paintings.
Rating: G
Warnings:  None

Artist's Notes: Photo-manipulations of the following works and/or cropping of: 1) The Maying of Queen Guinevere by John Collier, 1900; 2) landscape of Mt. Shasta by William Keith (November 18, 1838 – April 13, 1911), before 1880; 3) The Betrothal, Francesco Beda (1840-1900). I am flattered that IgnobleBard chose to write a spring version, with a different point of view, of my winter’s tale. His is a lovely story

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