JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Saturday October 7, 2006 [S(1/365) W(3/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (4/365)
SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (31/365) C-cloudy (44/365) PC-partly cloudy (51/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (39/365) LW-light winds (74/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (75/365) SH-slightly humid (43/365)

Friday October 6, 2006 [PC(3/365) W(2/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

October 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (4/365)
SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (30/365) C-cloudy (44/365) PC-partly cloudy (51/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (38/365) LW-light winds (74/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (75/365) SH-slightly humid (43/365)

This is another pic of a morning’s golden sun on Okinawa.

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Thursday October 5, 2006 [PC(2/365) W(1/365) SH(5/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Summer (????)

October 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (2/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (4/365)
SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (30/365) C-cloudy (44/365) PC-partly cloudy (50/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (37/365) LW-light winds (74/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (75/365) SH-slightly humid (43/365)

One of this morning’s pictures of the golden hue sunlit sky on island. View a brief slideshow video of the pictures here.

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Wednesday October 4, 2006 [C(3/365) LW(4/365) SH(4/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Summer (????)

October 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
LW-light winds (4/365)
SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (30/365) C-cloudy (44/365) PC-partly cloudy (49/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (36/365) LW-light winds (74/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (75/365) SH-slightly humid (42/365)

This is the latest of the video projects … an updated long version of the 2005 Take 2 fireplace video. Yes, one can find a few fireplaces on Okinawa, usually in the older homes built around the 50’s.

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Tuesday October 3, 2006 [C(2/365) SR(1/365) LW(3/365) SH(3/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Summer (????)

October 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (2/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
LW-light winds (3/365)
SH-slightly humid (3/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (30/365) C-cloudy (43/365) PC-partly cloudy (49/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (36/365) LW-light winds (73/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (75/365) SH-slightly humid (41/365)

Another of the emerging sun pics.

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