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Okinawa.

Today's post is a little long, but bear with me. These are my top picks from three years' worth of photos.


the beach at Camp Schwab


a common site: a native with a bike



a habiscus, the famous Okinawa flower, in my backyard (literally)


our next-door neighbor's palm trees (no, we didn't live on the beach)


another flower growing in our backyard


our next-door neighbor's bench


the view from the mountain we all climbed at summer camp


the fields at Pineapple Park


the Pineapple Park's signature pinapple carts

As a military brat, you always end up missing the places you've been and the people you've met - whether you liked them initially or not.  Today I'm missing Okinawa.  Is there someplace or someone you're missing today?


Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    ow, wow, you've gotten around!

    um, i miss my old next-door neighbors. we used to go over to their house almost every day and hang out before we moved for the first time in... oh, eleven years.

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  2. NathanNovember 2, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    I know how that is. I miss South Dakota and some things in Florida, surprisingly!

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  3. UnknownNovember 3, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Hi Cubette! Yeah, we've moved a few times. :P I bet that move was hard for you.

    Hey Nathan! I still don't get what was so bad about Florida. Personally, I like all the beaches and whatnot.

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