The quality of this photo is not what I am normally used to, however, for an image from a small tablet camera, it is more than good enough for today’s post. My recent silence has had everything to do with being at Green Haven Sun Club, a naturist/nudist campground almost five hours away from my home in western Saskatchewan. The campgrounds are about a half hour east of Regina. We arrived at Green Haven early on Wednesday to be greeted…
Today is Father’s Day and it is the longest day of the year, the official start of summer in the northern hemisphere. Looking ahead, we know it is all down hill from this point in the year as days get begin to get shorter. Despite that knowledge, of that premonition of endings, we typically enter fully into life through our relationships. In the spring time of our life, we entered into our first relationships outside of family as though drawn…
On one’s journey of individuation, one journey’s away from the collective into an inner landscape that tests one to the limits. There is no one to stand in front or beside to offer help and protection. It is a solitary journey filled with all the hazards, ghosts and monsters that have been buried, denied and forgotten. There is no suit of armor that one can wear for protection. It is as though one is forced to venture forth naked. I…
Naturists, or nudists if you prefer are often their own worst enemy. Why do I say such a thing when the community talks about authenticity and about honesty as the trademarks of baring it all to the world. It’s a proclamation that there are no secrets to hide anymore. Yet, is this the truth? Unless you are in a secure compound, safely hidden away from the eyes of the public (or safely hiding from that public) in North America, stripping…
Today’s photo was taken a couple of days ago when the temperatures were almost summer-like and when we were experiencing a long dry spell. The weather has since cooled off considerably and rain has fallen with the promise of more in the coming days. This is all good as far as our garden and lawn is concerned and more than good for the farmers who were beginning to think they would lose their young crops to drought. I love the…
It is a cool and cloudy day this morning as I write this post. Still, it didn’t prevent me from being able to meditate on our back deck, skyclad. This isn’t an issue between my non-naturist wife and myself. Since no one sees me meditating and I meditate nude indoors as well, she doesn’t view this as my being an exhibitionist. Meditation does centre me so that I don’t get too reactive to stressors. Of course, when circumstances demand it,…
My wife and I got to spend a warm sunny early June day with a group that go by the name of Prairie Sun’s Nudist Club. It was our second time visiting with the president and his wife, as well as ten other people for a potluck outdoor social. This is the kind of event that is typical on the Canadian prairies with the one exception that no one at this event was wearing any clothing. Our host had a…
Summer is coming in spite of this spring’s resistance. This afternoon, in weak spring-like weather conditions, I moved my camping trailer into our driveway so that we can spend time over the next short while making sure that the camper is ready for our first outing of the year. I know that what is waiting for us is not the warmth of summer that lasts well past sunset. Other than that, the day has been spent frivolously as though I…
The print copies of my poetry books have arrived. This is as good as it can get for a writer. A few have been sold to neighbours, and copies for my three adult children have been signed. They will get them, as well as physical copies of my other books. It is evident to most who come to read the posts here, that I am a nudist/naturist/naked-when-I-can-be human being. It might be less obvious that I am a spiritual person…
It has been a busy morning as I have been working with others in an attempt to sell my books. With contracts being signed for consignment sales, books have been ordered and now are being tracked to ensure delivery to the book sellers. Now, as you can see in the image, it’s time for a break. The only problem that presented itself was the fact that it was only 8 Celsius out (46 F. for my American friends). It’s a good…