JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Thursday August 30, 2006 [S(7/365) H(27/365)]

August 2006 Total:
S-sunny (7/365) 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 (27/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (22/365) 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 (59/365) SH-slightly humid (29/365)

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)

This version of lion dog souvenir knickknack is a miniture only standing about 1½ inches in height.

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Tuesday August 29, 2006 [C(8/365) W(13/365) H(26/365)]

August 2006 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC-partly cloudy (15/365)
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 (3/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (21/365) C-cloudy (27/365) PC-partly cloudy (40/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) 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 (28/365)

This is another of the local lion dog knickknacks that can be found in many souvenir shops and some DIY stores.

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Monday August 28, 2006 [PC(15/365) W(12/365) H(25/365)]

August 2006 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (7/365) PC-partly cloudy (15/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (12/365) LW-light winds (14/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (25/365) SH-slightly humid (3/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (21/365) C-cloudy (26/365) PC-partly cloudy (40/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (26/365) LW-light winds (55/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (57/365) SH-slightly humid (28/365)

A random afternoon sky in a local residential area in August 2006.

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Sunday August 27, 2006 [C(7/365) LW(14/365) SH(3/365)]

August 2006 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (7/365) PC-partly cloudy (14/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (14/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (24/365) SH-slightly humid (3/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (21/365) C-cloudy (26/365) PC-partly cloudy (39/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (25/365) LW-light winds (55/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (56/365) SH-slightly humid (28/365)