JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

A local critter chowing down on the vegetation in our back yard.

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Sunday June 25, 2006 [PC(8/365) LW(17/365) SH(11/365)]

June 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (8/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (17/365)
H-humid (13/365) SH-slightly humid (11/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (8/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (17/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

Now that the island downpours have taken a break, the bushes in our front yard are beginning to bloom again.

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Saturday June 24, 2006 [C(16/365) LW(16/365) H(13/365)]

June 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (16/365)
H-humid (13/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (16/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (9/365)

Friday June 23, 2006 [PC(7/365) LW(15/365) SH(10/365)]

June 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (15/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (15/365)
H-humid (11/365) SH-slightly humid (9/365)

This is a hanging basket made out of vine, which can get quite thick on island. There are various places locally where the vine handicrafts can be seen.

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Thursday June 22, 2006 [S(1/365) W(3/365) SH(9/365)]

June 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (14/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (9/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (14/365)
H-humid (11/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – farmer

Japanese – hyakushyou (??????)

Hogen – haru saa (?????)

Wednesday June 21, 2006 [PC(6/365) LW(14/365) SH(8/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (14/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (14/365)
H-humid (11/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)