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Page 1 of 3 - Photos from the 2013 Christmas Letter!
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.
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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.

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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Jan20_19_SnowyMitakeArea_RockClimbers_2RC
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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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Feb23_23_HikageCreek_HardwoodForestLgRC
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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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Apr27_042_MtKiritou_Viola_violacea_f_versicolorCropRC
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Apr27_083_MtKiritou_Kamoshika_Capricornis_crispusRC
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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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May26_63_MtTakao_Dendrobium_moniliformeATRC
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End "May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter, End Page 1
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