JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Tuesday December 26, 2006 [PC(10/365) LW(15/365)]

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

December 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (10/365)
R-rainy (5/365)
W-windy (10/365) LW-light winds (15/365)
SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (88/365) PC-partly cloudy (81/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy(13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (62/365) LW-light winds (114/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

This is a pic captured from some video footage taken of the goodies the boys received for the holiday. The morning started off with a vanilla-flavored maringue treat…

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View brief video of the boys’ main present.

Monday December 25, 2006 [C(16/365) R (5/365) LW(14/365)]

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

December 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (9/365)
R-rainy (5/365)
W-windy (10/365) LW-light winds (14/365)
SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (88/365) PC-partly cloudy (80/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy(13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (62/365) LW-light winds (113/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

After 32 years of marriage, it’s not always easy coming up with a new idea for a gift. With all the construction of new household residences in our neighborhood over the past fifteen years, we have lost most of our original ocean and night sky views. (The ocean view due to two and three story homes right outside our door. And the night sky view due to all the new street and home lights.) But with new technology, that’s not a problem. My love of nature and this challenge of changes brought out the inner nerd in hubby for this year’s present….

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Sunday December 24, 2006 [PC(9/365) W(10/365)]

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

December 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (9/365)
R-rainy (4/365)
W-windy (10/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (87/365) PC-partly cloudy (80/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy(12/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (62/365) LW-light winds (112/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

This is a captured pic of some video footage I took of the Goya overpass in Koza (Okinawa City) Japan prior to deconstruction, which was completed last night. The overpass and I have a history in that it was one of the first places in which I had an encounter with the locals when I arrived on island in 1973.

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View brief video

Saturday December 23, 2006 [PC(8/365) LW(13/365)]

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

December 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (8/365)
R-rainy (4/365)
W-windy (9/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (87/365) PC-partly cloudy (79/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy(12/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (61/365) LW-light winds (112/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

Friday December 22, 2006 [PC(7/365) W(9/365)]

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

December 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
R-rainy (4/365)
W-windy (9/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (87/365) PC-partly cloudy (78/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy(12/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (61/365) LW-light winds (111/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

A look at how some of the decorations come together…

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