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Page 1 of 4 - Photos from the 2012 Christmas Letter!
posted: December 24th, 2012
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This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2012.   On this page are the photos from January, February, March, April and May - Christmas Letter pages 1 through part of page 7.
Click on any thumbnail to begin.

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
  Page 1 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Walking to Tsuru-No-Yu (Hot Spring of the Crane).
Second Photo - Tsuru No Yu, Daniel in one of the Indoor Hot Springs.
Third Photo - Tsuru No Yu Outdoors at Night.
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  Page 2 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Rotenboro at Naka-Yama-Daira Onsen (Hot Spring).
Second Photo - Hiking on Daffodil Road - Chiba Prefecture.
Third Photo - Our Circular Route on January 8.
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  Page 2 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Icy Creek on the way to Hyakuhiro Waterfall.
Second Photo - Kazuya at the base of Hyakuhiro Waterfall.
Third Photo - Some Ice Formations at Hyakuhiro Waterfall.
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End January, Begin "March Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter (No Photos From February)
  Page 3 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden Hamamelis mollis.
Second Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden Adonis amurensis.
Third Photo - Hikage Creek - Chrysosplenium album var. stamineum.
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  Page 3 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Plum Blossoms at Kyodonomori Park.
Second Photo - Three Plum Branches.
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End March, Begin "April Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 4 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Mt. Kagenobu Cymbidium goeringii.
Second Photo - Kogesawa - Moon & Plum Blossoms.
Third Photo - Chidorigafuchi Moat - Cherry Blossoms.
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  Pages 4 & 5 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Cherry Blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen Park.
Second Photo - South Mt. Takao - Lake Tsukui.
Third Photo - Mountain Cherry Trees at ICcho Daira.
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  Page 5 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Mt. Fuji & Cherry Blossoms at Kachi-Kachi Ropeway Top.
Second Photo - Mt. Fuji from near Asagiri Kogen.
Third Photo - Viola eizanensis near Kachi-Kachi Ropeway Top.
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End April, Begin "May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter
  Page 5 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Funagata Town, Yamagata Prefecture, Sabane-yama - Epigaea asiatica.
Second Photo - Sabane-yama - Cherry Blossoms.
Third Photo - Sabane-yama - Cherry Blossoms - Detail Reduced.
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  Page 6 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Okutama Area - Spring Greens.
Second Photo - Mt. Mitake - Spring Greens.
Third Photo - Rhododendron pentaphyllum var. nikoense at Mt. Kesamaru.
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  Page 6 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Daniel, Daigo & Kazuya at the summit of Mt. Mae-Kesamaru.
Second Photo - Rhododendron pentaphyllum var. nikoense at Mt. Kesamaru.
Third Photo - Oze National Park - Lysichiton camtschatcense.
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  Page 7 of Christmas Letter.
First Photo - Lysichiton camtschatcense at Oze National Park.
Second Photo - Boardwalk & Mt. Shibutsu at Oze N.P. .
Third Photo - Lysichiton camtschatcense & Mt. Shibutsu at Oze.
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End "May Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter, End Page 1
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