JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Wednesday August 3, 2005 [C (1/365) W (1/365) SH(1/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (1/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (2/365)
H-humid (2/365) SH-slightly humid (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (32/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (22/365) LW-light winds (37/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (22/365) SH-slightly humid (39/365)

Although this species is not native to the islands, it (and the beautiful call it emits) can be found throughout Okinawa.

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Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :
English – very delicious
Japanese – tottemo oishii (????????)
Hogen – ippeemaasan (????????)