How was your month for Free Range Naturism?

[nuduke]

Been an average month for me until Friday.  It was a rare glorious autumn day - ideal for naturism - sun warms the body but the cool air means no sweating and the gentle breeze makes you feel good.  I couldn't go to the woods because I was waiting for a package delivery so, leaving the dear lady reading indoors I did a nice long yoga session in the garden on the patio.  Lots of saluting to the sun, moon, tree pose and some seated meditation with pranayama (yogic breathing) and some calming reflexological stimulation of the manipura chakra (solar plexus) via pressure on the hand which I was taught by a friend of my wife's only last week.  Quite memorably pleasurable.


Tomorrow I am going for a walk in a secluded area (albeit farmland) with a best friend.  Weather report pretty good.  Whilst I have little expectation of doing any of it naked, I have the intention of suggesting I have a go and see how he reacts.  There is a very tiny slight possibility that he may join in.  I hope so. 


Winter draws on.  The clocks went back on Saturday bringing sunset forward to about 16.30 and arctic air is being drawn down by low pressure to the south.  I noticed that over only 2 days the foliage on the fruit and silver birch trees has thinned out considerably soon to be leaving my domestic stomping ground open to the neighbour's view from their bedroom.  Soon too, we will be in the dark, damp depressing S.A.D. time of winter, mentally hibernating until the spring once again allows the doffing of layers and the exposure of the flesh to the acquisition of anti-depressive vitamin D


John

[John P]

Winter draws on.  The clocks went back on Saturday bringing sunset forward to about 16.30 and arctic air is being drawn down by low pressure to the south.  I noticed that over only 2 days the foliage on the fruit and silver birch trees has thinned out considerably soon to be leaving my domestic stomping ground open to the neighbour's view from their bedroom.  Soon too, we will be in the dark, damp depressing S.A.D. time of winter, mentally hibernating until the spring once again allows the doffing of layers and the exposure of the flesh to the acquisition of anti-depressive vitamin D.
John

No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member -
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! -
November!

--Thomas Hood

[nuduke]

Quite So!
John

[jbeegoode]

I also wish your wife a speedy recovery, Nudewalker.  Weather around here has been news worthy as well.  I am recovering admirably from the Memorial Day mishap, and can speak first hand to how life marches on, regardless of your own intentions or druthers.  Early in October I received a notice from the electrical contractor that they needed to trim some of my trees.  They could only trim the trees on the distribution lines, I would have to take responsibility for the service lines leading to the house.  The pecan tree had branched out to the point that it was interfering with those lines.  Being a bonafide forester, I was up to the task. 

October also presented itself with several warm sunny days to take the sailboat out on the bay.  The wind was rather strong on most days, limiting my photography opportunities, but I did get one day of calm seas and gentile breezes.

I did get one day free to visit the beach.  The day was glorious, but the high tide made driving very challenging.  This meant that only the serious beach enthusiasts were there.


Be Safe & Be Bare,
Safebare

Glad that your recovery is progressing well enough that you are out and about...naked.
Jbee

[ric]

now were just on the end of october , the leaves are quitting the hedges and theyre getting towards see though , but today was a bright sunny one.   went to a regular to do the fortnightly grass taming and a bit of hedge trimming,  the strimming took till arround 11am then the clothes came off for an hour or so on the ride on mower followed by half an hour with the walk behind. brief stop for lunch then trimming the front hedge. topping from the inside with a long reach trimmer... im using one of those clever 4 part folding ladders now that , with the appropriate wooden planks , makes a 4 foot high 8 foot long work platform rather than a stepladder.
when i started the drive was empty  , towards the end of the ride on mowing i noticed one of the kitchen windows overlooking the rear lawn was open,   as i drove back round the front mrs client's car was on the front drive and she  came round the house waving a mug of tea as i tied my wrap arround my waist. we had a bit of a chat about the weather before she went back in the house.  soon as id got off the front drive the wrap came off again.  when she went off again in the car about 2 pm one of the 20 something daughters was with her.

earlier in the month we spent a week near malaga , though we were staying with family the wife and i spent 5 out of 6 afternoons on a naturist beach.

otherwise the months been pretty normal

[jbeegoode]

October was unusually hot, with highs most days into 90F's. DF and I decided to get together to take advantage of the weather and rack up some new adventure for the blog. We also, decided to try out the new strategy together (see this weeks post about strategy). It has previously been only my own experiment when solo. This added some excitement and we have racked up the desired material. No telling how long we will have of this fine warm weather. It dropped down into highs in the 80F's this week. November is generally a time to hike in warmer desert settings. Otherwise it has been typically nude life. I have been at a part-time seasonal job 15 to 20 hours a week, clothed!

DF did some solo stuff on a weekend retreat with a pal of hers. A story will be posted about that in a few weeks.

November will be busy, she with family matters at home and me working. I expect to get out naked at least solo.
Jbee

[nuduke]

Tomorrow I am going for a walk in a secluded area (albeit farmland) with a best friend.  Weather report pretty good.  Whilst I have little expectation of doing any of it naked, I have the intention of suggesting I have a go and see how he reacts.  There is a very tiny slight possibility that he may join in.  I hope so.

Well we went on the walk and although we were mostly walking over farmland, at an appropriate point the conversation did turn to doing it skyclad.  "Have you done that?" asked my friend "Oh yes, I replied, on a few occasions*.  It's really wonderful"...we walked on a few paces and passed through a gap in a hedge into a deserted field with no overlooking.  "For instance this would be an ideal spot for a little naturism," I continued, "in fact my clothes are just asking to be doffed."  "Not for me," he replied in a matter of fact way, "your testicles would freeze!"  "Nonsense." I reposted, "this is ideal naturism weather - sunny but cool for walking, little wind.  The feeling of freedom is not one to be missed."  But sadly he did not take the bait and we trudged onward clothed.  I said there was only a slight possibility.  Mind you it was a good walk and the footpaths were not well trodden (but far from overgrown).  I'm probably going to go there alone to walk properly clothed!


John
*extreme understatement for purposes of not frightening him off!

[jbeegoode]

Perhaps if you told him that you would come back later to walk nude, he would have invited you to go ahead and doff da togs...or did you?
Jbee

[nuduke]

Yes I did!  No reaction.  I may well walk that route alone in future.  Weather getting a bit difficult now.  May have to wait for the spring.  I might just try it as a freezing day walk if I can gain and plan the opportunity coincident with a crisp sunny frozen day.


By the way, I've been testing the colder air more just lately.  Been doing my naked yoga outside on chill autumn days when there is a dry day with a bit of sun.  Also been popping out to the trash and so on in the cold of the night.  Nice feelings.


John

[jbeegoode]

There certainly is a breath of life to be had from a brisk naked outing, be it only for a few moments, or longer still, or a series of moments. It is like sauna, to jump in the snow, to sauna. It is pleasantly alive. Still air, warm sun, midnight or twilight calm, autumn, or winters snow, all are flavorings to be savored.

Remember to click the pictures to improve their quality:

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So, does the yoga produce enough "keep movin'" body heat to allow you to do it? It sounds like a potentially wonderful self-aware, sensual experience. I take it that you put down an isolation, or do you do only standing exercises. I have a yogini friend that teaches yoga teachers, runs to India, and I'll ask her what she knows. What more specifically are you doing?
Fascinating concept. Yoga in the cold. That is her in the last trip to Redington Pass (at the website) climbing with her head down. I do know that she is not at all cold tolerant. I only know nude yoga, which of course is all that I tend to do.
Jbee

[nuduke]

Yoga first:


I do hatha (mainly) yoga in a weekly class and some of it is very cardiovascular - do a few 'salute to the sun' asanas together and you've had a workout.  When it's damp I do standing asanas and vinyasas (flows) such as 'salute to the moon'.  When it's dry (almost never this time of year) I put a yoga mat down on the grass or the patio flagstones.  In the summer I just do it on the grass.  The cold weather means the muscles don't get so warmed up and you have to be a bit careful of cramps and strains and take it steady.

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It is!


New New  year post:  I remember asking you about how long the snow lasted and how often you got it at the time but I don't remember the blog or pictures on the forum (this may just be my memory).  The post however is wonderfully different with the magical snowscape over the flora and terrain that your reports have made us associate with desert.  A particularly good one!  In the UK when it snows it is almost never associated with sunshine afterwards and the temperature stays around a few degrees C.  My guess is that it was quite warm whilst you were gamboling around in the lovely soft flakes.


John

[nuduke]

Having read the current crop of posts, and following on my answer to Jbee on yoga, it put me in mind that I hadn't yoged since Monday so I went out naked for a bit of yoga to test my resilience on a day that was broadly uninviting for outdoor nudity.
Cloudy, 70% RH, 6mph wind and 51°F, so a bit damp and dreary. 
I didn't feel particularly chilled, my feet were 'positively' cold on the flagstones i.e. fully functional, no pain from the cold.  However, I only did a few minutes slow, standing asanas before my upper body was suggesting I go back inside.  It wasn't majorly uncomfortable, just less than comfortable.  Didn't get much of a workout!
John

[jbeegoode]

Yoga first:


I do hatha (mainly) yoga in a weekly class and some of it is very cardiovascular - do a few 'salute to the sun' asanas together and you've had a workout.  When it's damp I do standing asanas and vinyasas (flows) such as 'salute to the moon'.  When it's dry (almost never this time of year) I put a yoga mat down on the grass or the patio flagstones.  In the summer I just do it on the grass.  The cold weather means the muscles don't get so warmed up and you have to be a bit careful of cramps and strains and take it steady.

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It is!


New New  year post:  I remember asking you about how long the snow lasted and how often you got it at the time but I don't remember the blog or pictures on the forum (this may just be my memory).  The post however is wonderfully different with the magical snowscape over the flora and terrain that your reports have made us associate with desert.  A particularly good one!  In the UK when it snows it is almost never associated with sunshine afterwards and the temperature stays around a few degrees C.  My guess is that it was quite warm whilst you were gamboling around in the lovely soft flakes.


John

It was freezing and below. Then 30F's as it warmed up with the sun. The time before sunrise is the chilliest. That's when we were out in it before and after sunrise. It became warmer after that. Probably 40F's by noon. We kept movin" and the air was still.
Jbee

[Patrick1951]

It's been a fairly average month, we don't get out too much so most things  happen at home or at places where we have appointments. We did go to a 'clothes optional' 50th birthday party, around 6 naked folk including me, maybe 5 fully clothed and 1 woman who just stripped her top half off. Excellent party with great food, good background music & booze for whoever wanted it. It was one of those rare times when naked & clothed people just mixed casually and calmly, no problem at all. I felt uncomfortable putting things on to go home, my niece remained 'topless' for the 20 mile drive home, just after midnight it was no big deal at all, even dropping us two back home.

[nib]

Not really month but year. I keep score of naturist days on the basis of some outdoor activity, or indoor time at a social event, and in 2017 for the first time I have passed 50% of days (passed 183 days today, so scope for a few more!).

Some of that is factory naturism, but still progress.

A little surprisingly this was not the first year after retirement, but the year I went back to work part-time. It makes a difference when you can see the sun shining and nip off for the afternoon to enjoy it. It helps to have a club 15 minutes drive from work!

nib