How was your month for Free Range Naturism?

[nuduke]

Well done Ian.
This is the reward of record keeping...the achievement of an unintended goal, the realisation of one achievement amongst many, the satisfaction of a life examined (see Socrates).

It reminds me that with all the activity of our upping stumps and changing pitches, (gosh that makes it sound so easy) I haven't walked the Surrey woodlands since June and not yet found a range around our new location.  It's a nice, modestly autumnal day today.  I have already been outside in the garden naked and got my feet tinglingly wet in the dew laden grass, I have 639,432 things to do in/for/around the house and a single desire to walk naked and free in the chilly air in open country.  I know already which force will prevail but I might allocate a time to recce the maps for suitable target areas for a test walk.

O-bla-di, O-bla-da!

, blimey! That dates your heyday, Duane!!

John

[nuduke]

I clearly remember your challenge and frustrations since 2007, but, you have WON !!!

I think it is a little early for putting it so triumphantly and in the past tense (present perfect tense actually).  Yes, there has been tangible progress in the immediate past and improvement in the present, though perfect is still very much in the future! 

She seems to recognize some activities as practical when done nude. She has her own concept of everything in its place. She has yet to recognize the expansion of those boundaries seeing nudity as the primary norm over clothing, as she doesn’t understand the value, health and liberty of exposing the body’s skin to its world. That feels out of place, but she is attempting to accommodate you. I’m curious. Do you think that whether you define your behavior, or identity as “naturist,” or as “a naturist,” or “nudist” would affect her judgement and how she complies to the new norms that you are both heading toward?

 
Yes, I think that a long time ago I used the 'n' word for the first time unwitting that it pressed buttons of past prejudice that perhaps should have remained unpressed.  Maybe a different way of referring to it would have alleviated some of her rather phobic responses and also, I realise that the effort to recognise naked recreation as a normal thing was all about me wanting it and therefore not carrying the positive energy of mutual desire.

There is more education to do. Associating nude with pleasing sensuality, relaxation and good heath in her mind will increase her adaptation. The spa will help immensely. I’m glad that that is something that you both have interest in. For most, clothing in a spa, especially with one’s own husband, becomes silly and impractical very quickly. It creates these associations and change begins. We are all naturists, but most still don’t realize it yet. Small comments like, how good new sheets, or clean ones feel nude, the newly discovered “euphoria” of sunshine, air, sprinkles, stretching exercises, etc., slowly break down resistance, if they are presented with a smile and increments. Like, “Wow, I never realized how good that could feel,” “wow, I just can’t get over how….” If you begin to do things that you never did for yourself out in the backyard, or more regularly, because it is better nude, she might see value enough to accept more nudity in both of your lives. There is that difference between tolerance and acceptance, which will matter as change in her.....

.....In the meantime, you have license in your own realm to wallow in rights of divine dignity, dude! Woohoo! A naturist playground, a retreat into reality, piece of what is right in your life.

You have a healthy running walking 3 mile course to establish patterns of healthy alone activities away from home. You have maps, satellite photos, personal drive, transportation, craft and countryside, which must “bare” fruit for you. You’ve got it all! All you need to do is make use of the opportunities that are being presented to you and enjoy it.

Yes, broadly agree with all that.

Just saying, highlighting, suggesting, just  in case.

Indeed!  Gratefully assimilated!

Shall I assume that your gully by the golf course is history? 
Jbee

Yes, it's now 150 miles away!

John

[Nightwalker]

I've started using a habits app on my phone to document days when I'm able to be naturally nude outdoors (here in the frequently chilly Canadian west). As of this, the last day of September, I've been nude in the yard on 43 days this year, have freehiked to a nude beach three times, and, regrettably, not been to a naturist resort this year at all.

My wife and I now have a VERY private yard, in the heart of the city. Thanks to my love of building things, the patio (200 square feet) has been joined by 700 square feet of sideyard and vegetable garden in the "clothing optional zone". Might be why the wife has been content to spend this month at home!

[Greenbare Woods]

September was warm and lovely for going out naked on my land, I managed some outside time almost every day when home.   I spent a couple of weeks traveling with my wife so that limited my naked time.  She objects to me being naked while she is with me, "What would people think."  And our trip to Oregon was mostly to Eugene which has a city ordinance prohibiting all human bodies.  It is starting to get colder here as the seasons turn.  My lilac bushes have lost their leaves.  The cold time is coming. 

[nudewalker]

September started slow, with family commitments but picked up in the middle of the month. All told I managed 17 hikes of 2.5 miles or more in the wildlife areas near here. Add in a few nude kayak adventures along the way but some new places for skinny dipping need to be found. The end of the month slowed again with three days of rain plus regular life interference.

[jbeegoode]

Ya know Nudewalker 17 2.5 mile hikes may be too much. Oh, not for you, but for me to hear. I live nude, stroll maybe every third day, but my body needs more...like 17 2.5 or more hikes a month. I've been making more special occasions instead of expanding my more daily excursions. I'm feeling more disappointment than inspiration at the moment, when bounty lays before me...well, it has been hot out there, other than early mornings and pre-sundown and things will be cooling off and comfortable before I know it. At that time, surely your post will be inspiration to me.

In the meantime, way ta go. You are in the realm of Milfmog's admirable daily excursions.
Jbee

[nuduke]

My lilac bushes have lost their leaves.  The cold time is coming.

Yes, Bob, we are sadly now officially in autumn and just today I noted that a few leaves were beginning to drop from one tree in my garden.  However, we've had great weather this week and I've taken advantage of it between bouts of work.  I've had a lot of naked working too and so September has been something of a mense mirabile for me!  And long may it continue.  I will be able to walk in the crisp winter air, day and night at home and hopefully my reconnaissance missions will have revealed a decent naturist trail in the countryside by then.

John 

[nudewalker]

Ya know Nudewalker 17 2.5 mile hikes may be too much. Oh, not for you, but for me to hear. I live nude, stroll maybe every third day, but my body needs more...like 17 2.5 or more hikes a month. I've been making more special occasions instead of expanding my more daily excursions. I'm feeling more disappointment than inspiration at the moment, when bounty lays before me...well, it has been hot out there, other than early mornings and pre-sundown and things will be cooling off and comfortable before I know it. At that time, surely your post will be inspiration to me.

In the meantime, way ta go. You are in the realm of Milfmog's admirable daily excursions.
Jbee

Since we did minimal travel last month as compared to August I was actually behind on things that needed to be done at home. That's why the areas I found were treasures. There are three of them that I can reach within a twenty minute drive and they are all over 2,000 acres! So everyone is happy; I get out to enjoy outdoor naked time and the misses is happy things are being done at home.

As for the heat, we had been near 90 a number of days and unlike your desert Jbee, there is always a grove of trees or a wooded area nearby to provide shade and a break if it's needed. I would like more "special occasion" excursions myself. Some of the adventures you post only make me envious of the open spaces out west.

[milfmog]

Septembers numbers are below. I have again had a record month for free range naturism logging a total of 88:41, well beyond my previous best month (August!) when I logged 76:26.

Most of the extra time is just from longer walks as the puppy tries to burn off her surplus energy; I'm thinking of buying a large hamster wheel and connecting it to a generator, I am convinced she could run all the household systems for us. The SOC walk and a walking / caching day trip to Wales also added considerably to the total.

(As always the year to date figure is in parentheses):

Walks: 21 (182)
Skinny dips: 0 (11)
Bike rides: 0 (5)
SOC walks:01 (2)
Encounters: 1 (6)
Naked geocache finds: 10 (94)

Total free range naked time: 88:41 (453:39)

The encounter was a woman and her dog who came into the field just as I was about to leave it. I stood to one side and covered up while she waited a few yards away then as she walked past the dogs decided to play and we had a short chat. My clothing choices were not mentioned and she did not seem the least bit unsettled to be talking to a man who had been naked a few seconds earlier and was now wearing only a wrap skirt.

Have fun,


Ian.

[jbeegoode]

Perhaps she didn't want to embarrass you about your compromised earlier condition?
Jbee

[eyesup]

Daily temps have dropped below 100.
Time to head back out to the desert. At home nudity is fine but you can't beat being outside naked.

Duane

[jbeegoode]

Monsoon petered out and the temps went triple digit. There has been a breeze, the air is hotter than average, but October is notable for multiple outdoor activity, all over the city. Projected evening temps are to be lows in the 60F's! Fall HAS arrived. I think that we will go boating...naked.
Jbee

[nudewalker]

I think the monsoon came here! So far I am zero for October with no break in the weather in the near future. Thankfully the hurricane is going away from us so the rain will be less but it has pulled the cold air in from Canada. Our high here will be half a hundred today with rain showers diminishing this evening. Maybe mid-week as the first chance for any free range and some of the last chances before hunting season.

[johnb]

As usual I'm running behind so I'll give my figures from June onwards. That is the number of occasions for an activity, and the approximate total time spent on it.

June
Walks x 3 - total time 6.75hrs

SOC walk x 1 - 5.25hrs

Driving x 1 - 20mins

July
SOC walk x 1 -  6hrs

Driving x 1 - 30mins

August

Beach visit x 1 - 4.5hrs

SOC walk x 1 - 6.2hrs

Driving x 1 - 1.5hrs

September
SOC walk x 1 - 6hrs

Walk x 1 - 2.5hrs

Beach visit x 2 - total 3.25hrs

Driving x 3 - total 3hrs
 
John

[milfmog]

Perhaps she didn't want to embarrass you about your compromised earlier condition?
Jbee

Quite possibly, though I was pleased that she did not seem to be embarrassed or concerned. I have met her before (clothed) and stopped for a chat. She may not recognise me, but Hazel is easy to recognise and folks tend to remember her.

Have fun,


Ian.