Cor Blok illustrated many of Tolkien's scenes from Lord of the Rings. This one of Isildur cutting the ring off of Sauron is one of my fa...

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North Pond Plants Slideshow Joe Pye Weed (Sweet or Spotted or both?) Thimbleweed (sw woodland) Common Dogbane (se corner of pond) Butterfly ...

My favorite! Cardinal Flower! A Morning Glory about to unfurl! Purple Coneflower, Culver's Root, Prairie Blazingstar, Coreopsis, etc......

I've started writing for the fantasy sports site Razzball . I write under the name Doc.