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Page 1 of 2 - Photos from the 2014 Christmas Letter!
posted: December 18th, 2014
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This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2014.   On this page are the photos from January, February, March, April, May, June and July - Christmas Letter pages 1 - 7.
Click on any thumbnail to begin.

What is the difference between these pages and the actual Christmas Letter?   These pages show only the photos from the Christmas Letter and VERY brief photo descriptions.   The Christmas Letter tells the actual stories behind the photos and more details about the where and why.

"January Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 1 of Christmas Letter.
A Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) at Nogawa Park.
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"February Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 2 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Heavy Snow in our Apartment Parking Lot.
Second Photo - Snow along the Tama River at Mitake - outlined tree is the Famous Ginkgo Tree.
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"March Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Pages 2 and 3 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Daniel Climbing OVER a thing that we usually walk UNDER.
Second Photo - An Amazingly Beautiful Patch of Viola grypoceras at Mt. Kagenobu.
Third Photo - Mt. Fuji from Mt. Kagenobu - an image created from 3 exposure-bracketed photos (Tone-mapped).
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"April Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 3 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - The Amazing Pink of Enkianthus quinqueflorus at Koishikawa Botanical Garden.
Second Photo - Lysichiton camtschatcense (the white Skunk Cabbage) & Symplocarpus foetidus (The brownish/purplish Skunk Cabbage) - Minami Takao Area.
Third Photo - A Rare Viola x taradakensis var. eizalacea in the Takamizu Three Mountains Area.
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  Page 4 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Three exposure-bracketed photos - Tone-mapped - Mountain Cherry Trees in Bloom at I-Ccho-Daira - From the Hikage Creek Road.
Second Photo - A Rare Viola x savatieri (The Okutama Violet) near Asagiri Kougen.
Third Photo - Beautiful Blooming Cherry Tree at the Trail Entrance for Sasaone (Sasa Ridge) - 2-Photo Panorama.
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"May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Pages 4 and 5 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - An Extremely Rare Viola phalacrocarpa x Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana at a Secret Location.
Second Photo - Mt. Fuji from a spot in Western Tokyo - 3 exposure-bracketed photos - Tone-mapped.
Third Photo - A Cephalanthera falcata (Golden Orchid) in the Mt. Takao Area.
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  Page 5 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - A Calanthe discolor Orchid in the Mt. Takao Area.
Second Photo - Dendrobium moniliforme Orchids at Mt. Takao.
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"June Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 6 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - The Extremely Rare Paeonia obovata & June 15 30D - The Extremely Rare Cypripedium macranthum var. speciosum.
Second Photo - Mt. Fuji From Kawaguchi Lake Station.
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  Page 6 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - The Mt. Mitsutouge Summit Marker.
Second Photo - The Epipactis thunbergii Orchid - Machida.
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"July Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 7 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Oze National Park - On the Loop Trail at Yamanohana - Mt. Hiuchigatake.
Second Photo - Two Photo Panorama in Oze National Park - The Marsh and Mt. Hiuchigatake.
Third Photo - Oze National Park - Ozenuma - The 3 Iconic Larch Trees
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End "July Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter, End Page 1
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