JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

One of the geraniums in our front yard blooms as the rains cease and the sun begins to shine.

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Since I post to Flickr on a regular basis for the blog, I decided to change my back-up site to the JAWing On – Life on Okinawa photolog. If you ever have difficulties with getting through to the blog, please check here for further information.

Tuesday June 20, 2006 [PC(5/365) LW(13/365) SH(7/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

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

After the incessant rains of the past few weeks, this is the only remaining flower in a neighborhood flowerbed that is usually covered with blooms of all sorts.

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Monday June 19, 2006 [PC(4/365) LW(12/365) H(12/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (4/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (4/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
H-humid (11/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This is a Korean flower tree bloom. It is suppose to have some medicinal properties from what I’ve been told. I just like the way it looks (like an upsidedown lilly).

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Sunday June 18, 2006 [C(15/365) H(11/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (11/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (10/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

Some more of the flowers found in the neighborhood.

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It’s that time of year when the annual two days of music will be hitting the island’s sound waves. It’s been a long time since that first Peaceful Love Concert. It was held up north and we all sat, or should say baked, in the sun as the participants and viewers of the concert were strewn across a sea of makeshift seating on the freshly weed wacked hills. (By the end of the day, I looked like a freshly steamed lobster). This year the concert is being held on the Fourth of July weekend, July 1 and July 2, at the Okinawa City bull ring outside Kadena AB Gate 5. From what I understand, the J Pop-rock day, July 1, is about sold out. However, the heavier Hard and Classic Rock day, July 2, should still have some tickets available.

Saturday June 17, 2006 [PC(3/365) W(2/365) H(10/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (10/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (12/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (9/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

Friday June 16, 2006 [PC(2/365) LW(11/365) SR(6/365) H(9/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (2/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (6/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (9/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (12/365) PC-partly cloudy (2/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (8/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)