JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Oh well when it comes to spiders I tend to fit the female stereotype, I am not the biggest fan. However, this one was so breath taking and fascinating. The full size of this colorful and intriguing reminder of the sub-tropic status of the island was about the same as my hand.

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Monday November 20, 2006 [C(13/365) LW(7/365) SH(3/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (1/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (7/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (3/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (66/365) PC-partly cloudy (67/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy(7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (51/365) LW-light winds (93/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (52/365)

Some of the “cotton ball” clouds of a November mid-morning.

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Sunday November 19, 2006 [C(12/365) SR(2/365) H(4/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (12/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (1/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (66/365) PC-partly cloudy (66/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy(7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (51/365) LW-light winds (92/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (51/365)

This is a local bitter melon souvenir that contains mascara and doubles as a maraca.

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Saturday November 18, 2006 [C(11/365) R (1/365) W(8/365) SH (2/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (1/365) SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (65/365) PC-partly cloudy (66/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy(7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (13/365)
W-windy (51/365) LW-light winds (92/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (86/365) SH-slightly humid (51/365)

Friday November 17, 2006 [C(10/365) W(7/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (10/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (1/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (64/365) PC-partly cloudy (66/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (13/365)
W-windy (50/365) LW-light winds (92/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (86/365) SH-slightly humid (50/365)

More of the bougainvillea planted by hubby.

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Thursday November 16, 2006 [C(9/365) LW(6/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (9/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (1/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (63/365) PC-partly cloudy (66/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (13/365)
W-windy (49/365) LW-light winds (92/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (86/365) SH-slightly humid (50/365)