JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

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)

Oh well when it comes to spiders I tend to fit the female stereotype, I am not the biggest fan. However, this one was so breath taking and fascinating. The full size of this colorful and intriguing reminder of the sub-tropic status of the island was about the same as my hand.

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Monday November 20, 2006 [C(13/365) LW(7/365) SH(3/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
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 (3/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (66/365) PC-partly cloudy (67/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) 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 (52/365)

Some of the “cotton ball” clouds of a November mid-morning.

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Sunday November 19, 2006 [C(12/365) SR(2/365) H(4/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (12/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (1/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (66/365) PC-partly cloudy (66/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy(7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (14/365)
W-windy (51/365) LW-light winds (92/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (87/365) SH-slightly humid (51/365)

This is a local bitter melon souvenir that contains mascara and doubles as a maraca.

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Saturday November 18, 2006 [C(11/365) R (1/365) W(8/365) SH (2/365)]

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

November 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-party cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (1/365) SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (36/365) C-cloudy (65/365) PC-partly cloudy (66/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy(7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (13/365)
W-windy (51/365) LW-light winds (92/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (86/365) SH-slightly humid (51/365)