JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

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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.