JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

After a few days of dallying around with the new WordPress 2, I decided to upgrade all my blogs to the version. Of course there may be some items that just don’t work the way they used to, but I’m pretty sure most of the standard goodies do. Please let me know of any bugs you run across. Thanks.

Thursday January 26, 2006 [C(15/365) D(7/365) LW(18/365)]

January 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (7/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (18/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (40/365) C-cloudy (81/365) PC-partly cloudy (117/365)
D-drizzle (23/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (75/365) LW-light winds (126/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – bitter melon

Japanese – nigauri?(????)

Hogen – gooyaa (????)*

*This particular food item is most commonly associated with the local island cooking. However, bitter melon cuisine is not limited to Okinawa.

Wednesday January 25, 2006 [C(14/365) LW(17/365)]

January 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (6/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (40/365) C-cloudy (80/365) PC-partly cloudy (117/365)
D-drizzle (22/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (75/365) LW-light winds (125/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

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Here’s an up-to-date picture of my boys. As you can see, Jaco just can’t seem to keep that tongue of his in his mouth!

Tuesday January 24, 2006 [C(13/365) LW(16/365)]

January 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (6/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (16/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (40/365) C-cloudy (79/365) PC-partly cloudy (117/365)
D-drizzle (22/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (75/365) LW-light winds (124/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

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This is a bloom from the same bush that produced the white hibiscus earlier this year. As you can see, the blooms take on a pinkish coloration around this time. It’s as if the local flowers are having a competition of their own. A battle of the “pinks” to attract the local pollenators between cherry blossoms and other flowers.

Monday January 23, 2006 [C(12/365) D(6/365) LW(15/365)]

January 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (12/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (6/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (15/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (40/365) C-cloudy (78/365) PC-partly cloudy (117/365)
D-drizzle (22/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (75/365) LW-light winds (123/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

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It’s that time of year already. All over the island cherry blossom trees are beginning to bloom in brilliant shades of pink.