JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Tuesday July 25, 2006 [S(6/365) W(8/365) H(16/365]

July 2006 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (5/365) PC-partly cloudy (13/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (16/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (10/365) C-cloudy (19/365) PC-partly cloudy (24/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (13/365) LW-light winds (36/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (29/365) SH-slightly humid (22/365)

A sunny July afternoon view of the sky through the tree tops.

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Monday July 24, 2006 [C(5/365) W(7/365) H(15/365]

July 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (5/365) PC-partly cloudy (13/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (15/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (9/365) C-cloudy (19/365) PC-partly cloudy (24/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (12/365) LW-light winds (36/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (28/365) SH-slightly humid (22/365)

This a a ceramic vase I picked up at a local “country fair” type vendor about fifteen years ago. I liked it because of the earthiness projected and the imperfection of a tiny crack in the decoration at the top of the vase, which generated a sense of antiquity.

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Sunday July 23, 2006 [PC(13/365) LW(15/365) H(14/365]

July 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (13/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (14/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (9/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (24/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (36/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (27/365) SH-slightly humid (22/365)

This wind chime, made of sea shells and stones, is a handicraft I picked up several years ago on one of the smaller islands surrounding Okinawa.

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Saturday July 22, 2006 [PC(12/365) LW(14/365) H(13/365]

July 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (12/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (14/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (13/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (9/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (23/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (35/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (26/365) SH-slightly humid (22/365)

Friday July 21, 2006 [PC(11/365) LW(13/365) H(12/365]

July 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (11/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (13/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (9/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (22/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (34/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (25/365) SH-slightly humid (22/365)

These are growing amongst some concrete blocks on the side of a neighborhood road.

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