JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Sunday October 29, 2006 [C(12/365) LW(15/365) SH(12/365)]

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

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (12/365) PC-partly cloudy (12/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (15/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (12/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (52/365) PC-partly cloudy (60/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (12/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (85/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (82/365) SH-slightly humid (49/365)

Some more blooms in a local neighborhood flower box…

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Saturday October 28, 2006 [PC(12/365) LW(14/365) SH(11/365)]

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

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (12/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (14/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (11/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (52/365) PC-partly cloudy (59/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (12/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (84/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (82/365) SH-slightly humid (48/365)

Friday October 27, 2006 [C(11/365)]

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

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (11/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (52/365) PC-partly cloudy (58/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (12/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (83/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (82/365) SH-slightly humid (47/365)

Okay so today I’m going to try a video plugin:

Well that didn’t work.

So let’s try this:

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A video of my first capture of the annual hawks in small size for the post.

Thursday October 26, 2006 [PC(11/365)]

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

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (10/365) PC-partly cloudy (11/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (51/365) PC-partly cloudy (58/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (12/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (83/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (82/365) SH-slightly humid (47/365)

Thse are some blooms on a bush that hangs from a wall in the neighborhood. This particular type of bush can be found throughout the island in various colors.

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Wednesday October 25, 2006 [C(10/365) LW(13/365) SH(10/365)]

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

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (10/365) PC-partly cloudy (10/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (13/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (51/365) PC-partly cloudy (57/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (12/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (83/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (82/365) SH-slightly humid (47/365)

Whatever hubby did, the mini-bell pepper plant is sprouting new produce. Since niether of us have ever grown bell peppers, before we really didn’t know what to expect. And not knowing the optimum harvesting season, these are pleasant surprises.

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