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Page 1 of 2 - Photos from the 2015 Christmas Letter!
posted: December 23rd, 2015
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This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2015.   On this page are the photos from January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August - Christmas Letter pages 1 - 9 inclusive.  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.
First Photo - Tsuru No Yu - Walking on the road to get there.
Second Photo - Tsuru No Yu - Room/Supper.
Third Photo - Tsuru No Yu - Room/Supper/Kazuya.
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"February Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 2 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Nogawa Park - Symplocarpus foetidus - Skunk Cabbage.
Second Photo - Nogawa Park - Shibateranthis pinnatifida.
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"March Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 2 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - 2016 Calendar - The 12 Photos.
Second Photo - Mt. Takao - Geastrum sp. (Earth Star Fungus).
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  Page 3 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Minami Takao - Cymbidium goeringii - the Spring Orchid.
Second Photo - Minami Takao - Lysichiton camtschatcense - Skunk Cabbage.
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"April Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 3 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Nogawa/Musashino Parks - Cherry Blossoms.
Second Photo - Hikage Creek/Mt. Kagenobu - Cymbidium goeringii - the Spring Orchid.
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  Pages 3 and 4 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Outdoor Photography of Japan: Through the Seasons - Hardcover with Dust jacket.
Second Photo - A Pocket-Size Version of: Some Violets of Eastern Japan - Hardcover.
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  Page 4 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Shizuoka Prefecture - Boundary Bus Stop Area - Viola eizanensis.
Second Photo - Shizuoka Prefecture - Boundary Bus Stop Area - Meles anakuma - the Japanese Badger.
Third Photo - Mt. Makiyose - Viola phalacrocarpa X Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana.
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"May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 5 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Nishizawa Keikoku.
Second Photo - Prefecture Boundary Area - Mt. Fuji - Panorama.
Third Photo - Dendrobium moniliforme - the Japanese Stone Orchid - Mt. Takao.
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"June Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 6 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden - a Lotus Blossom.
Second Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden - a Water Lily.
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"July Happenings" No Photos From July in Christmas Letter!

"August Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Pages 6 and 7 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Enroute Crater Lake National Park - Kazuya.
Second Photo - Enroute Crater Lake National Park - Kazuya & Ponderosa Pine.
Third Photo - Crater Lake National Park - Rim Drive - Me, Steve & Tim.
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  Page 7 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Crater Lake National Park - Rim Drive - a Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel on my leg.
Second Photo - Mt. Thielsen - 2-shot Panorama.
Third Photo - Climbing Pilot Rock.
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  Pages 7 and 8 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Crater Lake National Park - Scenic Flight.
Second Photo - Our Weddings Rings - White Background.
Third Photo - Kazuya's and my Wedding.
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  Page 8 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Kazuya's and my Wedding.
Second Photo - Kazuya's and my Wedding.
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  Page 9 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Kazuya's and my Wedding Reception - a Toast.
Second Photo - Kazuya's and my Wedding Reception - The Wedding Cake.
Third Photo - Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park me & Kazuya.
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End "August Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter, End Page 1
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