August Play-Day!

Tossing off the briefs!
August Play-Day time!

August Play-Day is conveniently always clothes free! It is almost impossible to justify the wearing of a swim suit, let alone an athletic uniform during one of the warmest – if not the hottest – months of the year. Besides, it is a play-day – a day dedicated to fun for everyone – no clothes allowed!

A pool pose!
An aquatic decision!
August: time to skinny-dip!
August Play-Day: discard your clothing!

There is a reason that August Play-Day is celebrated. For one, it is about freedom. Freedom from having to suffer in the heat and humidity wearing clothing, one of the last things needed. The water, whether a pool or a natural body (lake, river, ocean) is very inviting and an overwhelming majority of us find it impossible to resist the joys and thrills of a skinny-dip (swimming naked) to alleviate the soaring temperatures and to relax around others doing likewise. Social nudity encourages communal skinny-dipping as many of us savor time together in a fun and healthy manner. A good time to be had by all!

Many race for the chance to skinny-dip!

There are numerous peoples who deny giving social nudity any thought throughout the year but with the arrival of summer, the month of August, the higher temperatures and any hinderance to abandoning clothing is suddenly itself abandoned. A carefree race through the surf along a beach assumes an entirely rewarding attraction as opposed to walking along, burdened by garments that only hinder whatever natural breeze is stirring! Inhibitions are cast away when the environment – both natural and social – encourage us to enjoy less stressful situations!

Good times for all!

Our nakedness encourages social interaction which also supports the concept of having “fun” together with others. The lack of any type of covering reinforces the ideal of living naturally – without the necessity of any garment or artificial item that transmits the hint of guilt or shame about our body. Too many of us are required to wear clothing for our professional lives. The practice of sharing our bareness with our acquaintances and friends affords a significant number of us to feel liberated from the restrictions imposed by a society that isn’t noted for endorsing individuality. The ability to be ourselves – totally natural – is one of the major attractions of social nudity.

Towel removal

Participating in nudity, alone or with others, isn’t limited to just outdoor situations. The changes in our weather that happen throughout the year force many of us to adapt ourselves to flexibility in our environment for different activities. Having to relocate our socially naked experiences provides us all with the skills needed to adjust to experiences beyond our control. It also affords us the opportunities to enjoy the various challenges interactive communal nudity offers!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, August 7, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Bare Practitioner Model!”

Bottoms-Up! July, 2023!

Sunbathing bottoms-up!

The last day of the month of July, 2023, is here! Summertime in the Northern Hemisphere is almost over and the year of 2023 is more than halfway past! Here’s to wishing everyone here a very happy and productive “Bottoms-Up!” day! If at all possible, strip off your clothes so you don’t miss this opportunity!

Bottoms-Up! lineup!

Despite the month of July hosting the event, Nude Recreation Week, the line-up above shows us enough tan-lines for us to know that not everyone had an opportunity to participate in the free, bare activities!

Sandy beach bottoms-up!

This trio not only had the energy and time to engage in the week-long celebration but emerged with enough enthusiasm to visit a clothing-optional beach again after the festivities!

Pool bottom-up!

The man above is enjoying his aquatic dip in a pool that is adjacent to a beautiful wide ocean!

Nocturnal bottoms-up! trio!

This trio above is taking the time to wish everyone of us a very happy, night-time bottoms-up!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “August Action!”

My Naked Life!

The Shoneye Twins!

I wrote this simple poem the very first year that Aaron and I lived together and observed Nude Recreation Week as a serious bare practitioner couple. At that time, marriage equality wasn’t even available in the USA. Why celebrate the “land of the free?”

We let the Shoneye twins represent us in the verse.

The Shoneye Twins: a false sense of modesty!

My Naked Life

I am naked and I am me.

I am the man I want to be.

When I am naked, I am nude,

Living life with a positive attitude.

I am naked and I am me.

I am the man I want to be.

When I am nude, I am also proud.

Whether alone or among a crowd.

I am naked and I am me.

I am the man I want to be.

When I am nude, I am living free,

I know that clothes are not for me.

I am naked and I am me.

I am the man I want to be.

When I am nude, I clear my mind,

Gone are the clothes that hide and bind.

Roger Poladopoulos, July 5, 2011

The Shoneye Twins, proudly bare!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, July 31, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Bottoms-Up! July, 2023”

Photo-Essay: July Captivity!

Seizing the moment!

Captured in a game on the beach, our hostage offers no resistance to his victor! This is a product of the beach, the season and, of course, all the “fun-in-the-sun!” Of course, we don’t really see the conditions of his captivity. It could very well involve more fun than torture – or a balanced combination of both! A legitimate capture doesn’t mandate the infliction of pain!

Captured bare!

Or the opposite extreme of the spectrum, captured textile (wearing clothes). As the person holding the light and aiming, we’re very uncertain as to the message trying to be sent. Clearly proof that on a beautiful summer day, confined and inside is not the best place to be! For many of us, outdoor freedom (like clothes freedom) is preferable!

Captured engrossed!

The siblings above have been captured engrossed in reading. There is nothing wrong with allowing one to be mentally captured – there exists an adage that addresses this very though: a mind is a terrible thing to waste!

For those of us who are bare practitioners, another “terrible” thing to waste is the time involved in putting on clothing. Why bother to try to conceal what we don’t really need to hide? That is a true waste! Proudly go bare with nothing to disguise you!

Capturing on film!

Capturing and retaining the image preserves it for quite awhile and allows it to be shared with others. Some photographers enjoy being “captured” themselves while creating pictures of others. Enjoying his own hobby while letting permitting the public and others to fully appreciate himself! Perhaps that gesture includes “giving back into the community!”

Oceanic infinity!

Captured in a wide open space! It makes no difference if it is landscape or oceanic. The boundary is endless and beyond vision. The limitless opportunity is as far as we can only imagine. An unrestricted field of adventures and dreams that is all ours to explore and determine.

Captivity isn’t always a confining situation. The imagination gives it a limitless and timeless feature that we can take ourselves on a journey to indulge!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, July 28, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “My Naked Life!”

Nude Recreation Week: Recuperation!

Recuperation time!

2023 NUDE RECREATION WEEK

July 10 – 17, 2023

The full week is over for this year!

No way!

That does not mean that we need to get dressed now!

Our clothes freedom is not limited or restricted to just this one week of the entire year! Our nakedness is welcome throughout all the year! Often, Aaron (my spouse) and I have used the final day of Nude Recreation Week as a day to rejuvenate ourselves from the week-long event! A week of fun can sometimes be very tiring!

Floatation recuperation #1!

Which definitely doesn’t eliminate floatation as a legitimate method of recuperation! It is obviously designed as a viable tool for Nude Recreation Week!

Floatation recuperation #2!

It is both refreshing and relaxing and is a very comfortable method of spending our leisure time – especially while skinny-dipping!

Floatation recuperation #3!

All bare practitioners instantly qualify for this method of hanging out the summer afternoons without the stress of finding something appropriate and creative to wear!

I hope everyone had a terrific Nude Recreation Week! Remember: no clothing required!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, July 21, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Mid-Summer Dream!”

Nude Recreation Week: Week-End!

Week-End is here!

2023 NUDE RECREATION WEEK

July 10 – 17, 2023

Week’s end naked antics and nude frolics!

Bare abduction!
Truth!
Sunshine freedom!
Backyard contest!

A shoreline stroll!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

The next post entry here is planned for Monday, July 17, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week: Recuperation!”

Nude Recreation Week: Day 5!

Cameras for photography!

2023 NUDE RECREATION WEEK

July 10 – 17, 2023

Photography and Photographers!

Vintage camera art!

Bare photographer? Bare images? Or both combined?

Reign’s “unashamed” selfie!

The increasing popularity of “selfies” (pictures of oneself) presents us with a relatively new form of photographic art that is gaining adherents daily. The cameras accompanying portable telephones have made this feature a common and widespread reality of a majority of our lives!

It is now an option for all of us to use whatever style or type of photography we prefer to capture an image of ourselves and our buttocks to engage in history!

GIVE YOUR BUTTOCKS THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE THEY DESERVE!

During USA GLBTQ+ History Month

October, 2023

Bottoms-Up! on October 31, 2023, will feature submitted post-entries from fellow bloggers and ReNude Pride followers!

Submissions accepted only in .jpeg, .png or .gif formats only!

Totally anonymous submissions with only country of origin revealed. Submit your entry, one photograph only to: renudepride@gmail.com

Submit by October 15, 2023! Currently accepting entries!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, July 15, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week: Week-End!”

Nude Recreation Week: Day 4!

Cooking/Food Preparation!

2023 NUDE RECREATION WEEK!

July 10 – 17, 2023

Cooking/Food Preparation!

Breakfast for a champion!

Humans are, for the most part, a very social species. We enjoy being with others with whom we identify. One of our social engagements is the sharing of meals/food. This custom is derived from the cooking and/or preparation of foods to offer/share with our guests. Cooking can be enjoyed alone (solo) or as a group activity. Whatever form of cooking/food preparation we engage in, the experience is, hopefully, satisfactory and fulfilling!

Making a feast!

Our meal time together can be alone, as a couple or as a large gathering. During the course of nude recreation week, a variety of different types of food sharing options are available to be enjoyed. The opportunities are unlimited! Food service and sharing can take many forms based on the theme or type of occasion.

Picnic!

A number of people strive for a variety of experiences to ensure that all of their guests are happy about the offering. A casual outdoor picnic is only one example of this type of sharing.

The consuming of the foods that we cook and prepare are as central to our socialization with one another as the meal itself. Having food to partake is important as the servings we create. A completely “natural” cookout (barbecue) is fun with acquaintances, family and friends!

Partaking of meals with friends, especially during the comfort of the season, is enjoyed by many and the pleasure of being bare is always welcome!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Friday, July 14, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week: Day 5!” An additional posting for the same day is “2023 Bare Practitioner’s Day!”

Nude Recreation Week, Day 2!

Weightlifting!

2023 NUDE RECREATION WEEK

July 10 – 17, 2023

Fitness exercise!

The are no mandatory regulations that require all of us to adhere to an established routine in observing 2023 Nude Recreation Week. I’m just offering suggestions for different ways that we may attempt in order to have a pleasure and varied experience for each and every day. A set routine is often boring and lackluster.

Personal physical development is one option available. Another is personal mental development that can be exercised by playing certain games or engaging in certain puzzles such as crossword or sudoku or word-search. The choice is entirely your own!

Training routines!
Juggling for eye-hand coordination!

An individual or group can be as creative and imaginative as needed to achieve desired results. There is no specific guideline that guarantees success. The goal is to engage and have fun while doing so. After all, it is: Nude Recreation Week!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, July 12, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week: Day 3!”

Nude Recreation Week, Day 1!

Nude Recreation Week!

2023 NUDE RECREATION WEEK

July 10 – 17, 2023

Nude Recreation Week is annually sponsored by the The Naturist Society. This year marks the 45th year of Nude Recreation Week.

Strip and recreate!

Background:

On August 7, 1976, National Nude Beach Day was first observed by the Free the Free (Clothes Free) Beach Committee. This Free the Free Beach Committee was the forerunner of The Naturist Society which was officially established in 1980. Initially it was formed to encourage the formation of clothing optional and clothes free public beaches. The observance soon expanded to include all aspects of recreation, both communal and individual.

Do it!

The first step in complying with the theme of Nude Recreation Week is to remove all clothing. So, in order to prepare to celebrate in style, let’s strip!

Smile!

Happiness = freedom!

Stripping!

Freedom = no clothes!

Stepping out!

No clothes = finally bare!

Time to celebrate!

Finally bare = without a care!

Without a care = liberation!

Nude Recreation Week equals fun for everyone so get busy, get comfortable and enjoy the time without a care in the world and without a thread on your body!

Twister!

Enjoy board games? Twister is a popular game that is amusing and confusing, especially when everyone is naked and looking for adventure! It is very popular with bare practitioners and is the source of many entanglements! One of the major advantages is that it is easy to be viewed by a large audience!

Twister: public exhibition game1

More traditional board games also are favourites of us all. These are not quite as challenging or as imaginative as the twister game but may be enjoyed by all!

Blindfolded games!

Creativity among players is encouraged in order to modify games and make them more appealing! Most board and/or card games are able to be modified to include any numbers of players.

Happiness is bare for Nude Recreation Week!

Have a great Nude Recreation Week, 2023!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, July 11, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week, Day 2!”