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& January 2005! posted: February 2nd, 2005 |
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These photos cover both December, 2004 and January, 2005. You have seen a few of them already - in the Christmas Letter, but there was so little activity in December and January that you get another chance to see them. The Christmas Letter is now gone, if you didn't ever get it downloaded then you may e-mail me and request that I e-mail you a copy. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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This row was all taken on December 11th. The first and 2nd one are the same - a Persimmon tree. The 2nd photo has had some special work done on it in Photoshop. The 3rd photo is 2 nice willow trees still in fall colors, along the Tama River.
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The first photo in this row is the poster for the New Year - The Year of the Rooster. It was taken on December 23rd at Jindaiji Shrine. The next 2 photos show Christmas at our house (taken Christmas Eve at bedtime) - the presents under the "Christmas Tree" and the "Christmas Tree" itself.
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The first 2 shots are a swan - photos taken on Christmas Day at a park near the Toden Arakawa Trolley Line. The 3rd shot is our first snowfall - January 29th. Nothing special for you, but snow is rare enough here so that it IS special for us!
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All 3 shots in this row were taken close to midnight on December 31. It is the Shinto Shrine on Mt. Takao, where Kazuya and I went to see in the new year. That is all new snow from that storm which started on December 29th. The 3rd shot shows the monks walking up the steps to say the prayers for the welcoming in of the New Year.
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The first shot in this row is also at the Takao Shrine, just after midnight. You can see the snow on the roofs and the snow shoveled up in piles. The 2nd and 3rd shots are a waterfall near Tsuru-Tsuru Hot Spring, where we went for a soak (in the hot spring, not in the waterfall!) on January 3rd.
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This row was shot on January 22nd on Mt. Takao. We hiked up there to watch the sunset over Mt. Fuji and then we walked down by moonlight.
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First shot in this row is a collage of the Mt. Takao sunset, notice the times. Sun really sets quickly, eh! The next 2 shots are the very first of this season's Plum Blossoms - taken on January 29th at Bubaigawara Plum Park.
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This row is 3 more plum blossoms, same date & place - January 29th at Bubaigawara. Third shot has been played with using PhotoShop.
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These first 2 shots were taken at Nogawa Park on January 30th. The first of the spring flowers can now be found. This first shot, of Shibateranthis pinnatifida was a new flower for me, although Kazuya said that we saw them last year, but that they were already well past their prime. We only saw 2 of these flowers, they are so small and low to the ground that it's much easier to see them
in the picture than it was in real life. The 2nd shot is a Wintersweet shrub. The 3rd photo is my DVD collection as of Aug 20, 2004 - this photo is no longer current! By the way, here is a link to my entire DVD collection if you're asking yourself what
might be good to rent for the weekend! Click Here. The DVD's will be sorted by date purchased. You can click on title to sort that way if you desire. This link will open a new browser window.
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| That's all for this month, hope that you found something you enjoyed out of the limited selection which there is. |
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