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posted: December 24th, 2010 |
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This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2010. On this page are the photos from January, February, March, April and May - Christmas Letter pages 1 - 10 inclusive. Click on any thumbnail to begin. |
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| Begin "January Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Page 1 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Tazawako Station. Second Photo - some of the scenery we encountered on our walk to Tsuru-No-Yu (Hot Spring). Third Photo - me just a while after our arrival at the hot spring. |
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Page 2 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - the rotenboro (Outdoor Hot Spring) at Tsuru-No-Yu (Hot Spring). Second Photo - the Hot Spring Buildings at night in the snow. Third Photo - me walking from the rotenboro back towards our room, in the snow. |
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Page 2 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - a minor waterfall on the way to Hyakuhiro Waterfall (on the trail to Mt. Kawanori). Second Photo - Plum Blossoms at Jindai Botanical Garden. Third Photo - a Daurian Redstart (Jobitaki in Japanese) (Phoenicurus auroreus). |
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| End January, Begin "February Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Page 3 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Shibateranthis pinnatifida at Nogawa Park. Second Photo - train to Aizu-Kawaguchi. Third Photo - Daniel at Aizu-Kawaguchi. |
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Pages 3 and 4 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Yugura Onsen (Hot Spring) Building. Second Photo - looking out the window of Yugura Onsen. Third Photo - heavy snow at Aizu-Yokota. |
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Page 4 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - the Awa-Shin-Sui Sparkling Water Well at Aizu-Yokota. Second and 3rd Photos - taken from the train windows - Tadami Train Line. |
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| End February, Begin "March Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Pages 4 and 5 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - beautiful Plum Blooms at Bubaigawara. Second and 3rd Photos - beautiful snow shots at Tsugaike-Kogen - Hakuba. |
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Page 5 of Christmas Letter.Three photos of beautiful mountain snow at Tsugaike-Kogen - Hakuba. |
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Page 6 of Christmas Letter.Plum Trees & Flowers at Yoshino-Baigo - Hinatawada. |
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Page 6 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Cherry Blossoms at Shinjuku Park. Second Photo - a beautiful example of Viola grypoceras var. variegata. Note that it gets its name from the variegated leaves – the red veins. |
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| End March, Begin "April Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Pages 6 and 7 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Cherry Blossoms by flash. Second Photo - Cherry Trees where we ate our Hanami (Flower Viewing) bento lunch. Third Photo - Cherry Blossoms at Nogawa Park. |
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Page 7 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Nirasaki Cherry Tree. Second Photo - Mountain Scenery at Nagasaka. Third Photo - a Viola mirabilis var. subglabra. |
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Pages 7 and 8 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - some Mountain Cherry trees along Takamizu 3 Mountains Trail. Second Photo - Viola rossii flowers. Third Photo - a beautiful Viola grypoceras along Takamizu 3 Mountains Trail. |
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Page 8 of Christmas Letter.Two Mt. Fuji Photos from Asagiri-Kogen to show contrasting weather. |
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Page 8 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Viola orientalis. Second Photo - Mt. Fuji, taken while overlooking Kawaguchi Lake. |
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| End April, Begin "May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
Page 9 of Christmas Letter - Kawaguchi Lake Area.First Photo - Trillium tschonoskii plants and flowers. Second Photo - a mutant Viola eizanensis flower. Third Photo - a beautiful Viola rossii flower. |
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Pages 9 and 10 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - an amazing grouping of Viola vaginata flowers. Second Photo - Viola violacea var. makinoi on a hillside. Third Photo - a fine example of Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense) – one of the skunk cabbages which grows in Japan. |
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Page 10 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - Mt. Takao, I-Ccho-Daira - a Golden Orchid (Cephalanthera falcata). Second Photo - Viola hirtipes, a very large flowered species of violet. |
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Page 10 of Christmas Letter.First Photo - a Wild Japanese Peony (Paeonia japonica). Second Photo - a shot of Venus and the Moon. |
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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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