Before Taking Your Clothes Off Tonight Read This !

It Could Have Made the Silly Sign Page

 

This was the first photo I shot on the way to the 2013 Sabani Boat Race.

The ferry ride from Okinawa to Zamami Island can get boring if you don't know what to do.

Most people hangout in the air conditioned compartments, not me.

On the upper deck, out in the fresh air, is where I like to be.

When I saw the sign, DO NOT TAKE OFF CLOTHES, I had to shoot it.

They must have had a problem with people getting naked up there, in the past.

 It got me wondering.  Where did they think they were, in Europe or something ?

Now That I Have Your Attention

 

 

 

There's something funny going on these days with the internet thingy.

Fooling around with the social networks gets some traffic on websites so, we all use them.

The Facebook dude, I like to call Zuckerberganator, is really alright, sometimes.

And, the folks over at Twitter, spread a lot of information, too.

Being an old guy, though, I can't sit all day squinting at the little tweets and shares.

It's been around awhile now, that Google+ thing and, I just started using it.

Some of the guru dudes I met online are saying things like this:

It looks like the Googlenator will gobble all the other social networks-up.

 Before you go to sleep tonight join me over there.

Then, it'd be alright to take your clothes off and have a good night's sleep.

The real Silly Signs may be seen in THE DOOZIES

Somewhere in Okinawa: The Uncooperative Sunset

Dropped off to shoot tonight's sunset, miles from home, I was in unfamiliar territory.

Looking out over the East China Sea, towards the horizon, things weren't going to go well.

So, I turned around and shot this pile of rocks and a dead tree.

It isn't exactly a sunset photo.

But, it worked for me !

Free to a Good Home: This Defiant Butterfly Photo

The L'il Critter Refuses to be Identified

 

An unbelievable amount of time has been spent trying to ID this Butterfly.

Waiting for the expert resources, I use, is taking too long.

It's time to call-in my normal reader's, for help.

Did I ever tell you, I get impatient, sometimes ?

The folks up at the Yanbaru Wildlife Conservation Center might have the answer.

But, I ain't planning on heading up that way, anytime soon.

Here's the deal.  Get me a scientific name with a verifiable link and I'll give you this photo.

The first person to correctly identify the butterfly wins.

Comment on this blog, through Google+1, or Facebook.

There will be only one winner.

And, one defiant butterfly, will be off my things to do list !

Editor's Picks (Photos) for the Month of June 2013

Plumeria Flower and Plant in Okinawa

Paraglide in Okinawa

Asian Melastome a Wildflower in Okinawa

Incredible Adventure: The 2013 Sabani Boat Race (Photos)

14th Annual Zamami to Naha Sabani Race

 

 

 

The weather spirits smiled on Okinawa, Japan yesterday.

These photos were taken from the deck of an escort boat, following the team I accompanied.

The race started at 9AM with over 30 boats leaving Zamami Island.

The sabani is a wooden boat weighing about 250 kilograms.

 Each sabani has a crew of six.

The distance they race is over 30 kilometers.

Modern boats, of this sort, may be made of fiberglass or aluminum and have motors.

These, hand-crafted wooden boats, are made without the use of screws or, nails.

 The only source of power:  Sails and paddles.

A ferry can travel the distance in less than one hour.

The average sabani will spend four hours completing this challenging course.

There was only a gentle ocean breeze blowing.

That meant, paddling was the only way to compete.

Two hours into the race, the Kerama islands are far behind.

Around noon, the Umimaru (うみまる) team pulls alongside to get some water.

They have about an hour of paddling and sailing, left to do.

At times, it looked as if the sea would swallow the whole boat.

They just keep paddling to the east.

The team Umimaru, from Itoman, completed the race to Naha, in just under four hours.

Everyone, competing in this sabani race, demonstrated exceptional stamina.

It was just incredible !