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NOTE WELL - This page is no longer being updated. It just became too much of a challenge to try and determine what constitutes a special item. Is a special item one that I think is amazing, is it one which some people comment to me about in e-mails or what? Anyway, it's no longer being updated. If this somehow upsets you then feel free to contact me and ask me to reconsider.

Not Time Related
Here are Eleven Special Items Which Are Not Related to Time

1.    Previous Month Index Pages

2.    My Current Job Résumé (PDF)

3.    DVD Collection - Front Cover-art Images (7 Pages)

4.    Our php DVD Profiler - Current DVD Collection

5.    Our DVD Collection - Using DVD Profiler

6.    The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road - Ukiyo-e Woodcut Prints By Ando HIROSHIGE - A Special Web Page

7.    A Special Page Dedicated to Violets which Kazuya & I Have Confidently Identified

8.    Our Publications/Books Page

9.    A Page Showing Links to ALL PHOTOS - By Month

10.    A Page Which Shows Our Photos That Have Been Used By Others

11.    A Page Which Shows The Names of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains

2015
Here are Four Special Items From Calendar Year 2015

1.    The 2015 Christmas Newsletter - in PDF format

2.    The 2015 Christmas Newsletter Photo Pages

3.    2016 Japanese, International and USA Version Calendars

4.    2015 Japanese, International and USA Version Calendars

2014
Here are Fourteen Special Items From Calendar Year 2014

1.    The 2014 Christmas Newsletter - in PDF format

2.    The 2014 Christmas Newsletter Photo Pages

3.    Autumn Colors, Famous Ginkgo Tree at Mitake, November 23 (937 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


4.    Autumn Colors, Tama River at Mitake, November 16 (1,016 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    Stunning Tama River Autumn Color Reflection on November 16 (1,459 KB JPEG File)

6.    Nice Autumn Scenery Near Okutama on November 16 (836 KB JPEG File)

7.    Beautiful View of Mt. Fuji, From Okuniwa - October 25, 2014, 2:05 PM (1,058 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


8.    Stunning Reflection in Water - Oze National Park - July 13, 2014, 2:21 PM (866 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


9.    Mt. Hiuchigatake & the Huts at Ozegahara - July 12, 2014, 2:21 PM (455 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


10.    Rare Japanese Pink Woodland Peony & Rare Pink Lady Slipper Orchid (560 KB JPEG File)
          More from these adventures HERE


11.    Mt. Fuji & Spring Greenery - Heavily Manipulated Mt. Fuji Photo - May 10th, 2014, 9:06 AM (494 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


12.    Countryside Scene With Beautiful Blooming Cherry Tree - April 27th, 2014, 8:40 AM (730 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


13.    Mt. Fuji from the summit of Mt. Kagenobu - March 29th, 2014, 9:33 AM (220 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


14.    2014 Japanese, International and USA Version Calendars

2013
Here are Eight Special Items From Calendar Year 2013

1.    The 2013 Christmas Newsletter - in PDF format

2.    The 2013 Christmas Newsletter Photo Pages

3.    A Page Showing Some Andrea Mosaic Sample Images, July 2013

4.    Galeola septentrionalis Orchid Collage, June 23 & 28 (133 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    Galearis cyclochila (Seagull Orchid) Collage, June 8 (214 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


6.    Cephalanthera falcata (Golden Orchid) Collage, May 18 (154 KB JPEG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    2013 Japanese, International and USA Version Calendars

8.    January 1, 2013 Update - DVD Collection and Home Theater Page

2012
Here are Twenty-Four Special Items From Calendar Year 2012

1.    The 19 Best Photos 0f 2012 - Selected from about 6,900 Photos

2.    The 2012 Christmas Newsletter - in PDF format

3.    The 2012 Christmas Newsletter Photo Pages

4.    Jindai Botanical Garden - Fall Colors, December 8 (975 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    Mitake Fall Color - The Famous Ginkgo Tree, November 18 (1.3 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


6.    A 2-Shot Panorama of Inamura Rock & Fall Colors - Higashi Nippara, November 18 (779 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    Okutama Lake Area - Fall Colors & Winter Cherry Blossom, November 10 (619 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


8.    August 31, 2012's Blue Moon - from Mt. Takao (1.4 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


9.    Japan's Northern Alps Mountains - a Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), August 10 (372 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


10.    Japan's Northern Alps Mountains - Ooike to Mt. Korenge - Scenery, August 10 (1.0 MB JPG File)
          More like this HERE


11.    Japan's Northern Alps Mountains - Ooike to Mt. Korenge - Scenery, August 10 (958 KB JPG File)
          More like this HERE


12.    Japan's Northern Alps Mountains - Linnaea borealis, August 10 (597 KB JPG File)
          More like this HERE


13.    Japan's Northern Alps Mountains - Ooike (Big Pond) - Panorama, August 9 (658 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


14.    Hakuba - Japan's Northern Alps Mountains, August 9 (825 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


15.    Mt. Mitake Rengeshouma - Anemonopsis macrophylla, July 29 (739 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


16.    The Jindai Botanical Garden Pond - A Water Lily, July 8 (491 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


17.    Yatsugatake - a 5 Photo Collage of Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa, June 8 (1.1 MB JPG File)

18.    Yatsugatake - Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa, June 8 (623 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


19.    A Four Photo Panorama of Dendrobium moniliforme - an Orchid - at Mt. Takao, June 2 (656 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


20.    Sabane-yama Cherry Blossoms - Detail Reduced, May 4 (1.2 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


21.    Kogesawa - Moon & Plum Blossoms, April 1 (534 KB JPG File)
          More like this HERE


22.    Kagenobu Area - Cymbidium goeringii  Orchid, April 1 (782 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


23.    Three Plum Branches - Kyodonomori Park, March 30 (376 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


24.    2012 Japanese, International and USA Version Calendars

2011
Here are Eighteen Special Items From Calendar Year 2011

1.    The 16 Best Photos of 2011 (Selected From ~9,660 Photos)

2.    2011's Annual Christmas Letter

3.    Total Lunar Eclipse - A Collage, December 10 (252 KB JPG File)
          More eclipse photos HERE


4.   Three Tone-Mapped Images - taken at Nagatoro Iwadatami, November 26 (1.2 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    "Some Violets of Eastern Japan - 2nd Edition" - Our Second Book (Updated April 2014)
          Full information & $4.96 Discount Code HERE


6.    Mt. Chokai Sunrise - Anticrepuscular Rays & Mt. Chokai Shadow, August 9 (795 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    Oze National Park - Early Morning Sun Rays, July 17 (1.0 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


8.    Oze National Park - Edelweiss - Leontopodium fauriei var. angustifolium, July 16 (601 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


9.    Tadami River Area - River Scenery After Thunderstorm, July 9 (570 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


10.    "Outdoor Photography of Japan: Through the Seasons" - Our First Book
          Full information & $15 Discount Code HERE


11.    Mt. Mizugaki Climb - Rocky Scenery, June 24 (670 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


12.    At Mt. Akita Komagatake - Dactylostalix ringens - The One-Leaf Orchid, June 18 (851 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


13.    A 2 photo Panorama of Mt. Kodake - Taken at Mt. Akita-Komagatake, June 18 (619 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


14.    At Mt. Kakuda - Many Hepatica Flowers - A Collage, April 15 (623 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


15.    A Single Branch of Beautiful Plum Blossoms, March 13 (426 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


16.    Mt. Fuji with Cloud Umbrella - From Mt. Takao, March 6 (475 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


17.    December 31 - Tsuru-No-Yu New Year's Trip, December 31 (885 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


18.    2011 Japanese Version and USA Version Refrigerator Door Size Calendars

2010
Here are Twenty Special Items From Calendar Year 2010

1.    Frost Flowers extruded from the stems of Keiskea japonica, December 25 (799 KB JPG File)

2.    Frost Flowers extruded from the stems of Keiskea japonica, December 25 (708 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


3.    The 2010 Christmas Newsletter Photo Pages

4.    The 12 Best Photos of 2010 (selected from ~11,300 photos)

5.    2010's Annual Christmas Letter - and the Photos Only From the Christmas Letter

6.    Chofu Park Fall Colors, November 26 (784 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    Mt. Hinode - Swertia japonica, November 5 (640 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


8.    At Owakudani - Mt. Fuji Through the Grass, October 23 (779 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


9.    Japan's Northern Alps Mountains - Scenery from near Mt. Yarigatake, July 24 (1.1 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


10.    Japan's Northern Alps Mountains - Near Mt. Shiroumadake - Lagotis glauca, July 23 (694 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


11.    Beautiful Leontopodium fauriei var. angustifolium - an Edelweiss at Oze National Park, July 10 (757 KB JPG File)

12.    Beautiful Leontopodium fauriei var. angustifolium #1 - an Edelweiss at Oze National Park, July 10 (774 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


13.    Beautiful Eleorchis japonica - an Orchid at Oze National Park, July 9 (766 KB JPG File)

14.    Beautiful Eleorchis japonica #1 - an Orchid at Oze National Park, July 9 (814 KB JPG File)

15.    Beautiful Pogonia japonica - an Orchid at Oze National Park, July 9 (682 KB JPG File)

16.    Beautiful Pogonia japonica #1 - an Orchid at Oze National Park, July 9 (699 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


17.    Beautiful Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa (Calypso Orchid), June 4 (346 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


18.    March 14 - Tsugaike Kogen - Bright Sun, March 14 (513 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


19.    A Photo Memorial to my Brother, James Wieczorek (password required)

20.    Hyakuhiro Waterfall - A 4 Photo Collage, January 24 (2.6 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


2009
Here are Seven Special Items From Calendar Year 2009

1.    2009's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    2010 USA and Japanese Refrigerator Door Size Calendar Plus Wallet Size Calendar PDF's

3.    6 Photo Collage - Fall Colors on a Ridge at Kusatsu, October 10 (680 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


4.    Amazing Reflection of Mt. Asahidake in a Pond, August 10 (953 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    An Entire Page of Rebun Island Edelweiss (Leontopodium discolor), August 7
          More Edelweiss photos HERE


6.    An Amazing Photo of a "Brocken Spectre", July 11 (699 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    February 22, 2009 Update - DVD Collection and Home Theater Page

2008
Here are Eight Special Items From Calendar Year 2008

1.    2008's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    2009 USA and Japanese Refrigerator Door Size Calendar Plus Wallet Size Calendar PDF's

3.    Amazing Collage - Most Of The Violets We Have Identified, Updated in 2014 (15.3 MB JPG File - 83 x 42 inches)
          More Viola sp. HERE


4.    Beautiful photo of Anemonopsis macrophylla Flower on Mt. Mitake, August 4 (492 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    Dendrobium moniliforme Orchids Collage - Mt. Takao, June 8 (978 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


6.    Okama Caldera; Mt. Zao, Yamagata Prefecture, May 4 (691 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    2008 USA and Japanese Refrigerator Door Size Calendar Plus Wallet Size Calendar PDF's

8.    November 11, 2007 Update - DVD Collection and Home Theater Page

2007
Here are Fourteen Special Items From Calendar Year 2007

1.    2007's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    Fall Colors Along the Tama River at Mitake, 4-Picture Collage, November 24 (1.6 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


3.    4-Picture Collage of Mt. Hinode Sunrise, June 24 (453 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


4.    Dendrobium moniliforme Collage, Mt. Takao, June 2 (747 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    Viola violacea & Viola violacea var. makinoi Comparison, April 15 (618 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


6.    Viola sieboldi Collage, April 13 (586 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana f. variegata, March 10 (404 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


8.    Plum Blossom - Extreme Macro-Photo, February 17 (608 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


9.    Japanese Serow (Capricornis crispus), February 4 (1.1 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


10.    Ay-o's Year of the Pig Poster, January 1 (440 KB JPG File)

11.    "Four Views of Mt. Fuji" Collage, Created January 2007 (475 KB JPG File)

12.    Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall - A Collage, Created January 2007 (902 KB JPG File)

13.    2007 Japanese Version and USA Version Calendars, December 2006

14.    DVD Collection and Home Theater Page, April 2006

2006
Here are Ten Special Items From Calendar Year 2006

1.    2006's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    Fall Color - Bald Cypress Reflection on Pond, November 25 (1.2 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


3.    Mt. Kiso-Komagatake Switchback Trail Area, October 8 (1.4 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


4.    Anemonopsis macrophylla Collage at Mt. Mitake, August 5(549 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    Our Porch Violets (Photos Taken in Wild), Created July 2006 (899 KB JPG File)

6.    Dendrobium moniliforme Orchid Collage - Mt. Takao, June 4 (1.3 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


7.    Viola variegata var. variegata Details, April 29 (838 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


8.    Beautiful Cherry Blossom Photo, April 14 (542 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


9.    Beautiful Viola phalacrocarpa Photo, March 25 (537 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


10.    Beautiful Viola mandshurica Photo, April 12 (562 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


2005
Here are Six Special Items From Calendar Year 2005

1.    2005's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    Beautiful Fall Color Ginkgo & Red Maples, November 19 (950 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


3.    Beautiful Sunrise Picture at Mt. Kumotori, September 11 (427 KB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


4.    Dendrobium moniliforme Orchid Collage - Mt. Takao, June 5 (1.6 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


5.    Takao Violet (Viola yezoensis f. discolor) Seed Dispersal Slide Show, June 29 (6.7 MB Animated GIF File)

6.    Takao Violet (Viola yezoensis f. discolor) Flower Photo, April 17 (806 KB JPG file)
          More from this adventure HERE


2004
Here are Four Special Items From Calendar Year 2004

1.    2004's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    Mountain Tree Snag at Sunset - Mt. Kumotori, May 2 (572 KB JPG File)
          One more from this adventure HERE


3.    Forest Movie, With Cuckoo Bird Calling - May 23 (5.82 MB AVI File)
          More from this adventure HERE


4.    Sunset at Mt. Takao - Showing Mt. Fuji - 13 Frames, February 7 (1.3 MB Animated GIF File)
          More from this adventure HERE


2003
Here are Four Special Items From Calendar Year 2003

1.    2003's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    Sunset at Inamuragasaki Park - Overlooking Pacific Ocean - 14 Frames, December 29 (878 KB Animated GIF File)
          More from this adventure HERE


3.    Huge Cedar Trees on Mt. Mitake, July 5 (1.8 MB JPG File)

4.    Monotropa sp. (Indian Pipe) Collage at Mt. Mitake, July 5 (1.3 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE


2002
Here are Three Special Items From Calendar Year 2002

1.    2002's Annual Christmas Letter (password required)

2.    Super Beautiful Sunset - Mt. Kumotori, September 22 (1.0 MB JPG File)
          One more like this HERE


3.    Beautiful Ginkgo Tree With Red Maples in the Foreground, November 18 (1.4 MB JPG File)
          More from this adventure HERE



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