JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

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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I found this picture of a September 2004 sunset lying around, but don’t know who took it.

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If you have kept up with the blog over that past, then you know we have one of the busiest local residential roads I’ve ever seen. It’s constantly being torn apart or invaded by construction and/or work crews. Here’s a look at how the road looked two weeks ago. Following the photo in Flicker are some other pics of the latest work being done.

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Although there are many beautiful examples of flora and fauna on island, the view and sense that stems thereof is often disrupted by electric wires and other manmade debris. This particular local neighborhood tree looks as if it is turning hybrid and growing a new tv antenna branch with wire.

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Wednesday August 30, 2006 [C(9/365) D(1/365) SH(4/365)]

August 2006 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (9/365) PC-partly cloudy (15/365)
D-drizzle (1/365)SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (13/365) LW-light winds (14/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (26/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (21/365) C-cloudy (28/365) PC-partly cloudy (40/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (27/365) LW-light winds (55/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (58/365) SH-slightly humid (29/365)