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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 October, November and December - Christmas Letter pages 14 - 18 (the end) inclusive. Click on any thumbnail to begin. |
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Begin "October Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
  Page 14 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - A nice rainbow with a faint double one to the left of it from a building where I was teaching at the time. Second Photo - A Comparison of new (left) & old (right) style web pages with a narrow browser window. Third Photo - Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus (Kinmokusei in Japanese) flowers lying on the ground. |
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End October, Begin "November Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
  Page 15 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden - the Chrysanthemum Waterfall. Second Photo - Mt. Takao - a moment after sunset. Third Photo - A Beautiful bunch of persimmons (Diospyros sp.) at Higashi Nippara. |
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  Page 16 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Inamura Rock Autumn Colors, at Higashi Nippara. Second Photo - Beautiful Fall Colors at Higashi Nippara. Third Photo - Autumn Colors At Mitake, along the Tama River. |
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  Page 16 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - The Famous Ginkgo and some Red Maples at Mitake, beside the Tama River. Second Photo - Fall Colors along the Tama River between Mitake and Sawai. |
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  Page 16 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - A colorful hilltop near Mt. Mitake. Second Photo - Mt. Fuji and the sunset, from Mt. Takao. |
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End November, Begin "December Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
  Page 17 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Nogawa Park - seed heads of some lily, probably Cardiocrinum cordatum (Uba-Yuri in Japanese = Old-Lady Lily). Second Photo - A stunningly beautiful Red Maple at Nogawa/Musashino Park. Third Photo - Autumn Red Maple at Nogawa/Musashino Park. |
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  Pages 17 and 18 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Fall Colors at Musashino Park - Susuki Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) along the Nogawa (No River). Second Photo - Fall Colors at Jindai Botanical Garden. Third Photo - Autumn Colors at Jindai Botanical Garden - a yellow maple. |
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  Page 18 of Christmas Letter (Final Page). First Photo - Autumn Colors in the Metasequoia (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) at Jindai Botanical Garden. Second Photo - Reflection on the big pond at Jindai Botanical Garden. |
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  Page 18 of Christmas Letter (Final Page). First Photo - One week before the "Diamond Fuji" Phenomenon at Mt. Takao. Second Photo - One week before the "Diamond Fuji" Phenomenon at Mt. Takao. Third Photo - An interesting cloud and shadow on the left flank of Mt. Fuji. |
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End "December Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter, End Page 3 |
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