JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Another shot of a hibiscus from one of our shrubs.

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BTW, today’s the annual Gate 2 Fest. If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience a local street fest, here’s a good chance.

Saturday November 25, 2006 [PC(9/365) LW(9/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-party cloudy (9/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (9/365)
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 (70/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (95/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (55/365)

Friday November 24, 2006 [PC(8/365) LW(8/365) SH(6/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-party cloudy (8/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (8/365)
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 (69/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (94/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (55/365)

The bell pepper plant that hubby nutured from seed is really taking off…..

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Thursday November 23, 2006 [PC(7/365) W(8/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-party cloudy (7/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (7/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (68/365) PC-partly cloudy (68/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (93/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (54/365)

This year the Japanese and American Thanksgiving holidays happen to coincide. This is a pic of a local residential street on the overcast and drizzly day. Even though the weather doesn’t want to cooperate, I’m sure everyone will enjoy their annual festivities anyway.

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Wednesday November 22, 2006 [C(15/365) R(2/365) SH(5/365)]
Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (7/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (68/365) PC-partly cloudy (67/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (51/365) LW-light winds (93/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (54/365)

Another bloom on one of our hibiscus shrubs.

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Here it is the day before T-Day 2006. The end of Novemeber is upon us and with it the end of the official 2006 tropical storm season. This has been an extremely mild season for the island. It seems the local old wives’ predictor mentioned earlier doesn’t apply this year.

Tuesday November 21, 2006 [C(14/365) D(1/365) SH(4/365)]
Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (1/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (7/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (67/365) PC-partly cloudy (67/365)
D-drizzle (5/365) R-rainy(7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (51/365) LW-light winds (93/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (53/365)