JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

This is a picture outside our front door of the sun as it rises on the island. A brief video of the sunrise and morning bird song is available here.

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Monday September 25, 2006 [S(7/365) W(9/365)]

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

September 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rainshowers (2/365)
W-windy (9/365) LW-light winds (11/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (16/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (27/365) C-cloudy (41/365) PC-partly cloudy (47/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (35/365) LW-light winds (67/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (75/365) SH-slightly humid (34/365)

This is a house with traditioanl Ryukyu roofing that we came across on a road trip recently. There are several of this style of house in most areas on island, but they are a diminishing sight.

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Sunday September 24, 2006 [PC(7/365) W(8/365) H(16/365)]

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

September 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rainshowers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (11/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (16/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (26/365) C-cloudy (41/365) PC-partly cloudy (47/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (34/365) LW-light winds (67/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (75/365) SH-slightly humid (34/365)

I usually don’t post about anything too personal, but today is something a little different… our 32nd anniversary. Sometimes I think we amaze ourselves more than anything else. Maybe thirty-two years of marriage isn’t that big of a deal, but given that we had only seen each other but a few times prior to the first date, were engaged six weeks later, and married about six weeks after that….were both under the age of twenty-five, from different races, different cultures, and different countries….. well, surviving all those tumultuous ups and downs feels like something worth a mention….

Photo of our first date in June 1974 taken at Liebe…. now known as Hard Rock Cafe Okinawa on B.C. Street (Chuo Park Avenue) in Koza (Okinawa City).

Saturday September 23, 2006 [C(13/365) W(7/365) SH(5/365)]

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

September 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rainshowers (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (11/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (15/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (26/365) C-cloudy (41/365) PC-partly cloudy (46/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (33/365) LW-light winds (67/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (74/365) SH-slightly humid (34/365)

Friday September 22, 2006 [C(12/365) LW(11/365) SH(4/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Summer (????)

September 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (12/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rainshowers (2/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (11/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (15/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (26/365) C-cloudy (40/365) PC-partly cloudy (46/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (32/365) LW-light winds (67/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (74/365) SH-slightly humid (33/365)

With the brunt of typhoon season upon us, it’s nice to have charming ways to relax during the storms. This is a pic of another ’70s era brass incense burner and a sun candle holder.

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Thursday September 21, 2006 [C(11/365) LW(10/365)]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Summer (????)

September 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rainshowers (2/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (10/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (15/365) SH-slightly humid (3/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (26/365) C-cloudy (39/365) PC-partly cloudy (46/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (32/365) LW-light winds (66/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (74/365) SH-slightly humid (32/365)