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posted: December 18th, 2013 |
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This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2013. On this page are the photos from January, February, March, April and May - Christmas Letter pages 1 - 7 and the first photo on page 8. Click on any thumbnail to begin. |
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| Begin "January Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Pages 1 and 2 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - A Frost Flower at Mt. Takao. Second Photo - Why do the snowflakes have shadows? Third Photo - Rock Climbing enthusiasts along the Tama River at Mitake. |
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| End January, Begin "February Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Pages 2 and 3 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Setsubunsou (Shibateranthis pinnatifida) at Nogawa Park. Second Photo - Snow along the Hikage Creek Road, near Takao. Third Photo - Snow in the forest on the ridge above Hikage Creek. |
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| End February, Begin "March Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Page 3 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Beautiful Plum Blossoms at Jindai Botanical Garden. Second Photo - Very Early Cherry Blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen Park. Third Photo - A Trail which leads to Mt. Myojingatake. |
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Page 4 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Mt. Kintoki as seen from the Sengokuhara Youth Hostel Parking Lot. Second Photo - Mt. Fuji as seen while climbing Mt. Myojingatake. |
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Page 4 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Mt. Fuji as seen while climbing Mt. Myojingatake, Mt. Kintoki in foreground. Second Photo - A patch of Viola grypoceras at Mt. Takao. |
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| End March, Begin "April Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Page 5 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - A beautiful unknown fungus at Mt. Kakuda. Second Photo - An amazing pink Hepatica nobilis var. japonica f. magna flower at Mt. Kakuda. Third Photo - A beautiful Trout Lily (Erythronium japonicum) at Mt. Kakuda. |
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Pages 5 and 6 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Viola grayi at Kakizaki Beach. Second Photo - Viola mandshurica var. crassa at Kakizaki Beach. Third Photo - Viola grypoceras f. albiflora near Mt. Sougaku. |
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Pages 6 and 7 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - A Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) near Lake Kawaguchi. Second Photo - A Viola violacea f. versicolor near Mt. Kiritou. Third Photo - A Japanese Serow (Kamoshika in Japanese) (Capricornis crispus) on Mt. Kiritou. |
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| End April, Begin "May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Page 7 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - The delicate greens of early spring as seen through the Wisteria Blooms at Mt. Mitake. Second Photo - A rare Wild Peony (Paeonia japonica) near Mt. Mitake. Third Photo - A bright yellow "Golden Orchid" (Cephalanthera falcata) in the Mt. Mitake Area. |
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Pages 7 and 8 of Christmas Letter.Two examples of the Dendrobium moniliforme Orchid, (Sekkoku in Japanese). The English common name is Japanese Stone Orchid. |
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| End "May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter, End Page 1 |
| Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this page. Now, please go on to Page 2 for the continuation of photos from the Annual Christmas Letter - beginning with "June Happenings". |
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