JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

An up close look at the early afternoon island sky in January as the sun beams against a “sky blue” back drop …

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Wednesday January 24, 2007 [C(19/365) W(6/365)]

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

January 2007 Total:
C-cloudy (19/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (3/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (17/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (111/365) PC-partly cloudy (86/365)
D-drizzle (7/365) R-rainy(16/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (70/365) LW-light winds (133/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

A closer look at the brilliant island sun on a January early afternoon…

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Tuesday January 23, 2007 [C(18/365) LW(17/365)]

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

January 2007 Total:
C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (3/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (17/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (110/365) PC-partly cloudy (86/365)
D-drizzle (7/365) R-rainy(16/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (69/365) LW-light winds (133/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

Matt and the gang at WordPress have been very busy lately. You may have noticed, the site has changed slightly over the past two weeks. In that time period three, yes 3, upgrades have been installed. Today, I upraded to the latest version of WordPress, Ella (a.k.a. 2.1). If you run into any bugs or problems, please let me know. Thank you.

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Monday January 22, 2007 [C(17/365) LW(16/365)]

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

January 2007 Total:
C-cloudy (17/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (3/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (16/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (109/365) PC-partly cloudy (86/365)
D-drizzle (7/365) R-rainy(16/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (69/365) LW-light winds (132/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

A first look at the absolutely gorgeous island sky in January from under the front porch/parkway overhang….

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Sunday January 21, 2007 [C(16/365) R(3/365) W(5/365)]

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

January 2007 Total:
C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (3/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (15/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (108/365) PC-partly cloudy (86/365)
D-drizzle (7/365) R-rainy(16/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (69/365) LW-light winds (131/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (58/365)

A final look as the sun is engulfed by cloud cover.

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