JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Tuesday September 12, 2006 [S(3/365) W(4/365) H(10/365)]

September 2006 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (7/365) PC-partly cloudy (2/365)
R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rainshowers (1/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (4/365)
H-humid (10/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (25/365) C-cloudy (35/365) PC-partly cloudy (42/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (10/365)
W-windy (30/365) LW-light winds (60/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (69/365) SH-slightly humid (31/365)

This is a more traditional style of local wind chimes.

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With so many cross winds on island , it only makes sense that there is a large selection of chimes available to add music to our ears. This is another of the wind chimes available locally.

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One of those not quite lost in translation things….a local sign when you’re looking for somewhere to go to din(n)din(n)….

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A souvenir bottle commemorating the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola in Japanese.

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This is another vase I picked up at a local weekend market vendor’s booth several years ago.

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This is another of the handcrafted ceramic cups, created by a local transplanted mainland Japanese artisan, that can be found on Okinawa.

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Finally a break in the rainshowers that are so common on island this time of year.

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Here’s another of the mystery photogragher’s sunset snapshots.

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