JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Thursday November 30, 2006 [C(19/365) LW(13/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (19/365) PC-party cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (72/365) PC-partly cloudy (71/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (99/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (56/365)

Another example of the linens locals commonly used to transport parcels when I arrived in 1973.

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Wednesday November 29, 2006 [C(18/365) D(2/365) LW(12/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-party cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (71/365) PC-partly cloudy (71/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (98/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (56/365)

To the unknowing, at first this might appear to be a linen scarf. Actually, this type of linen was quite common when I arrived on island thirty-three years ago. Although the wrap was seen more often in a silken form used to wrap parcels for transport from one locale to another.

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Tuesday November 28, 2006 [C(17/365) LW(7/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (17/365) PC-party cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (70/365) PC-partly cloudy (71/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (97/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (56/365)

This is the last of some woodwork pieces I made about 25 years ago.

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Monday November 27, 2006 [C(16/365) SH(7/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-party cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (10/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (69/365) PC-partly cloudy (71/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (96/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (56/365)

A pic of the sun as it peeks through some afternoon island clouds.

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Sunday November 26, 2006 [PC(10/365) LW(10/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-party cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (10/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (68/365) PC-partly cloudy (71/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (96/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (55/365)