Friday Travel Photo: A Never Ending Summer

 

Just catching up on processing photos from August, I decided to share this one.

It was taken on August 11, 2012 at Igei Beach  Okinawa, Japan.

Shucks.

Only five more days of photos from that month to develop and I can start on September's.

The Dragonboat Race got me thinking.

This weekend's schedule has me going to some boat races, again.

It seems like a never ending summer around here, to me.

And, I love it !

Friday Photo: Prayer at an Okinawan Utaki

This photo was taken at the grounds inside Nakagusuku Castle a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the main island of Okinawa.

The woman is making an offering at what is called an "Utaki" or sacred grounds. The Okinawans don't go to a church or temple to worship. They are ancestor worshipers and conduct, what most people would call prayers, in their homes or at Utaki throughout the islands.