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This is Page 1 of 2 - the best of 2006 - only pictures included in the Christmas Letter!
posted: December 29th, 2006
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This month I have included only the pictures which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter. I have done this for people who want to see those pictures in a larger size and also for people who have not been given access to the Christmas Letter itself. Click on any thumbnail to begin.

Begin January 2006's Photos From Christmas Letter
  In this row you can find the photos which are included on Page 1 of the Christmas Letter - pictures taken during January 2006 at Ginzan Town and at Mt. Zao, both in Yamagata Prefecture.
GinzanTown06RC.jpg
GinzanTown
06RC
ZaoSanSummitSnowMonsters05RC.jpg
ZaoSanSummit
SnowMonsters05RC
ZaoSanSummitSnowMonsters14RC.jpg
ZaoSanSummit
SnowMonsters14RC

  The pictures in this row are on Page 2 of the Christmas Letter. The first photo was taken at Mt. Zao, the 2nd was taken near Funagata, Yamagata and the 3rd photo was taken in Taito Ward, Tokyo.
ZaoSanRopewayScene_Tracks13RC.jpg
ZaoSanRopewayScene
_Tracks13RC
FunagataSunset03RAWRC.jpg
FunagataSunset
03RAWRC
TaitoWardShop01RAWRC.jpg
TaitoWardShop
01RAWRC
End January 2006's Photos From Christmas Letter, Begin February's Photos
  The first picture here is also on Page 2 of the Christmas Letter. The other 2 pictures are on Page 3 of the Christmas Letter. The pictures in Rows 3 and 4 were taken during February, 2006.
JindaiBotGarHamamelis06RC.jpg
JindaiBotGar
Hamamelis06RC
NogawaPkShibateranthis_pinnatifida07aRC.jpg
NogawaPkShibateranthis_
pinnatifida07aRC
Feb06BubaigawaraPlum07RC.jpg
Feb06Bubaigawara
Plum07RC

  Also taken during February, 2006 - on Page 3 of the Christmas Letter.
Feb06BubaigawaraPlum59RC.jpg
Feb06Bubaigawara
Plum59RC
End February 2006's Photos From Christmas Letter, Begin March's Photos
  The first 2 pictures in this row - an Anemone and a White Dandelion - were taken during March, 2006 and can be found on Page 3 of the Christmas Letter. The 3rd picture (also March, 2006) is on Page 4 of the Christmas Letter.
Mar12JindaiBotGardenAnemone02RC.jpg
Mar12JindaiBotGarden
Anemone02RC
Mar12JindaiBotGardenWhiteDandelion03RCjpg
Mar12JindaiBotGarden
WhiteDandelion03RC
Mar13HitachiKokubunjiCherry05RC.jpg
Mar13HitachiKokubunji
Cherry05RC

  All 3 pictures in this row are on Page 4 of the Christmas Letter and were taken during March, 2006.
Chrysosplenium_album_var_stamineumMar18_02aRC.jpg
Chrysosplenium_album_var
_stamineumMar18_02aRC
TakaoSciGar_Viola_phalacrocarpa15aRC.jpg
TakaoSciGar_Viola_
phalacrocarpa15aRC
TakaoSciGar_Cherry_Kazuya14RC.jpg
TakaoSciGar_Cherry_
Kazuya14RC
End March 2006's Photos From Christmas Letter, Begin April's Photos
  April, 2006. All 3 pictures in this row are on Page 5 of the Christmas Letter.
Apr01_ICU_MorelMushroomsRC.jpg
Apr01_ICU_Morel
MushroomsRC
Apr03_NogawaPk_Gentiana_zollingeriRAW04aRC.jpg
Apr03_NogawaPk_Gentiana_
zollingeriRAW04aRC
Apr14_Nogawa_Viola_mandshurica01aRC.jpg
Apr14_Nogawa_Viola_
mandshurica01aRC

  April, 2006. All 3 pictures in this row are on Page 5 of the Christmas Letter.
Apr06DVDCollection.jpg
Apr06DVD
Collection
Apr14_NogawaPk_Cherry08RC.jpg
Apr14_NogawaPk
_Cherry08RC
Apr22_ICchoDairaMtnCherry06RC.jpg
Apr22_ICchoDaira
MtnCherry06RC

  April, 2006. The single picture in this row is on Page 5 of the Christmas Letter.
Apr29_Okutama_Viola_variegata_var_variegata_Collage_SmRC.jpg
Apr29_Okutama_Viola_variegata_
var_variegata_Collage_SmRC
End April 2006's Photos From Christmas Letter, Begin May's Photos
  May, 2006. All 3 pictures in this row are on Page 6 of the Christmas Letter and were taken on a climb of Mt. Mitsutouge (1,785 meters = 5,857 feet).
May03_MitsutougeTrail07RC.jpg
May03_Mitsutouge
Trail07RC
May03_MitsutougeTrail_Summit26RC.jpg
May03_Mitsutouge
Trail_Summit26RC
May03_Mitsutouge_Summit_Fuji36RC.jpg
May03_Mitsutouge_
Summit_Fuji36RC

  May, 2006. All 3 pictures here are on Page 7 of the Christmas Letter. The first 2 were taken on that same Mt. Mitsutouge Climb. The 3rd shot was taken near Yamanaka Lake, on the side of Mt. Myoujin.
May04_Mitsutouge_Summit_Fuji_Sunrise66RC.jpg
May04_Mitsutouge_Summit_Fuji_
Sunrise66RC
May04_Mitsutouge_DownTrail_BeesNest93aRC.jpg
May04_Mitsutouge_DownTrail_
BeesNest93aRC
May08_YamanakaLkMtMyoujinBurnedGrass_Dan17RC.jpg
May08_YamanakaLkMt
MyoujinBurnedGrass_Dan17RC
End Page 1, End May 2006's Photos From Christmas Letter


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