An online journal celebrating the joys of living bare with pride! This site usually publishes every Monday and Friday. I may be irreverent but I am no way irrelevant! My preferred personal pronouns are he, him, his.
The month of April, annually, is the first full month once Spring arrives. In keeping with the promise of the rebirth and renewal of our natural habitat, there are two events in April that afford us all the chance to join with others in renewing our local world.
Arbor Day is observed nationally on April 28, 2023. Arbor Day is most often celebrated by a public tree planting according to municipal custom and needs. As growth patterns vary from state to state, individual communities frequently host the local events without national fanfare. Arbor Day enables preservation of one of our most vital national resources: trees!
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Seashore clean-up!
Earth Day: April 22, 2023!
Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970. The event seeks to raise the level of environmental awareness globally and it is thus far, successful. It focuses on the various adaptations and innovations that not only improve our quality of life but also impact our physical surroundings – earth and nature – in a positive and productive manner.
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Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, April 10, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “April Appeal!”
Wait a minute! The topic for today is: “April Showers!” As in precipitation from the clouds above. Not skinny-dipping in an indoor pool! Please! Stay focused!
Confusion!
Luckily, the title for today’s posting here on ReNude Pride is both inaccurate and misleading. Weather-wise, rain showers aren’t limited or restricted to just this month alone. They happen frequently – all year long. During the winter months, they appear as snow showers if not blizzards! Thankfully, they are highly unlikely now that Spring is here!
Hygiene-wise, my spouse, Aaron, and I shower daily – all year long. Cleanliness is important to the both of us, personally as well as professionally. As we are both dedicated bare practitioners, our preference is without clothing (whenever possible). Therefore, our natural (unclothed) appearance is a priority!
April shower!
So, a follow-up question is this: How did the phrase “April showers” originate? I’m sorry to admit that I have absolutely no theory to offer. However, I do have some images I’ve collected over the years that clearly show that bare practitioners do indeed make plans to protect themselves from rain-showers, no matter in what month they occur.
Which lead us into another group of questions: If we’re bare practitioners, don’t we skinny-dip? Why then do we need protection from a shower? Another valid question that I really don’t have a plausible answer. Perhaps it does have a relationship as to the availability of cotton towels for everyone?
May I borrow your towel?
I readily confess that neither Aaron nor I own raingear designed “nothing to hide.” However, we each have rainbow flag inspired umbrellas. After all, patriotism is important! Bare practitioners are a very loyal and proud community!
Bare transparency!
Perhaps there is some creditability in the childhood rhyme: April showers bring May flowers!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, April 3, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “ReNude Pride: Personified!”
This day and occasion is always worthy of a major celebration for me. First and foremost, it marks the official end of the barren and dull winter season. True, the weather doesn’t automatically comply the seasonal change, just knowing that winter is now “behind” us produces a bounce to my step and a change in both attitude and outlook.
Blossoms of spring!
Spring a renude feeling and sense of hope, opportunity and natural nudity! Who could possibly need or want anything more?
A friendly reminder! If you’re following the Spring Resolutions agenda, the countdown begins today! Now wasn’t that a thoughtful gesture?
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, March 24, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Friday Footnote: Humour!”
As published here this past January, 2023, the time is now rapidly approaching for the arrival of the Spring season here in the Northern Hemisphere. As I announced in my earlier post entry, my spouse, Aaron, and I have discarded the custom of “New Year’s resolutions” and have implemented the making of Spring Resolutions. One of the primary reasons for this adaptation is the weather – Spring is much more compatible to the adherence to life changes than the barren and dull season of Winter!
Todays post entry serves two purposes. First, as a reminder to those who endorsed the concept of the seasonal resolutions to begin their planning. Second, if you tried and were unsuccessful in your New Year’s promises, it is not too late to try again now. This attempt may be more productive than the one before!
Resolved…
After time at work or at play, it is good to sit, relax and consider any improvements needed in our daily routines. Any new experiences to help us develop and grow? An opportunity to enrich our lives or an activity or interest that may benefit our personality? Any habits we need to discard or a new skill that we need to acquire?
Follow up these thoughts and considerations by prioritizing our list. Which is the most rewarding? What do I need in order to accomplish this? Is one success dependent upon another? Careful and deliberate contemplation increases our chances of bringing reality into our dreams and goals. It enables us to create a path to follow in order to complete our journey. It empowers the ultimate success of our Spring, 2023, resolution.
Spring begins on Monday, March 20, this year. Hopefully, this notice posted here today provides ample amount of time for us to think, plan and implement all the changes we want to achieve!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry planned for here is Friday, March 17, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “St. Patrick’s Day!”
In the Northern Hemisphere, the arrival of the month of March offers the restoration of hope. For many of us, the impending demise of yet another barren, dreary, dull winter season brings a twinkle to our eyes and a bounce into our footsteps! At last, – finally – the return of springtime is almost here!
Happiness with the imminent return of Spring!
Those of us who live in the geographic areas north of the Equator know that March delivers a deliberate rise in the amount of daylight enjoyed. Naturally, the sun lasts longer and here in the USA, the time change from Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Daylight Savings Time (DST) takes place at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Until then, we continue to “live” in darkness!
Bare companionship!
Similarly, there is no overnight rise in the outdoors temperatures due to the start of the Spring, 2023, season on March 20! The weather, for the most part, remains in keeping with the daily pattern. Sporadic fluctuations in the thermometer may occur but the variances are based on conditions and not the seasonal transition. Weather is just being…the weather!
Blooming again!
For many among us – including yours truly – the first day of March, annually, brings with it the eager anticipation of renewed (renude) cheerfulness – clothes freedom outside – and colour – flowers/foliage – back into our lives! Hopefully, the results appear sooner rather than later!
Rest in peace, winter, 2023! I have been anxious and ready for a massive heat wave since…the last day of summer, 2022!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, March 3, 2023, and the proposed topic is: “Sorry! I Forgot!”
The title “Bare-dom” and posting were originally planned for today’s entry here. However, the feeling on my part, as the author of ReNude Pride is that this particular posting is more prominent and more relevant. “Bare-dom” is now planned for publication in February, 2023. I apologize for any confusion!
Background:
The term political correctness is a concept that began with the advent of the first inauguration of then-incoming President Bill Clinton in the 1990’s. The phrase was synonymous with the words “thoughtfulness,” “sensitivity” and basically “polite.” It essentially implied “respect and treat others as you expect them to treat and respect you.”
Unfortunately, the idea was never accepted or followed by the religious-right extremists nor the U.S. republican political party. Once George Bush #2 came into power, the principle rapidly fell into disfavor then totally abandoned.
The election of President Barack Obama brought the theory but not the original phrase back into practice. Regrettably, when he retired, the practice did also. Now even the thought of such a notion as decency has disappeared from the ideals and minds of the American public. The thinking these days is now: nogooddeedgoesunpunished!
The context and point here is simple: we need to return to the basic “ground rule” of decency for everyone. This country, especially, is now too multicultural and varied for us to automatically assume that all the people who live here have identical beliefs and values. That path of thinking is now misinformed, obsolete and no longer relevant. Probably, it is something that is no longer true even within the same family, much less the neighborhood, community, city and state.
Even within the same religion, there exist varying traditions. For example, within Christianity, there are differences in when certain holidays are celebrated and/or observed. One assumption doesn’t apply to everyone anymore.
Observation: not included on the above listing is December 26: Boxing Day in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other realms throughout the Commonwealth!
My spouse, Aaron, and I have discussed this quite a number of times among ourselves and with friends. There is no doubt in our minds whatsoever that all of us need to be considerate of one another and work together to restore an element of humanity back into our daily lives!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry for here is planned for Monday, December 12, 2022, and the proposed topic is: “Resolutions Solution!”
Now that I’ve captured your undivided attention and curiosity with my AKA (also known as) alternate title for today’s posting, Modelling Legacy. Growing up, I’d never even considered modelling while bare as a job option. Our parents always emphasized education, specifically university, which, for a Deaf gay adolescent eliminated posing clothes free as a lifetime career. The sole focus was knowledge, then employment.
While studying to earn my baccalaureate degree, I learned the both the fine art program and the photography art program at my university employed post-graduate students to pose as naked models for respective under-graduate (baccalaureate) classes. An ideal job for me to begin after being awarded my inaugural degree! Perfect for my bare practitioner (gay nudist) self! I could now be paid to be clothes free all day long on campus!
The summer after my university graduation seemed to me as endless. I was anxious and eager to begin my “career” as a nude model. I wasn’t an art student at university and had almost no interaction with any of those who had posed clothes free prior to me.
Leafy posing!
As the September of my post-graduate student life arrived, my limited (non-existent) contact with the university’s “model” team was solely with a member of the adjunct art faculty also served as the academic advisor to the school’s Lavender Club (at that time, the bisexual, gay and lesbian student group). As the club’s advisor, he knew that I was same gender loving but only aware of my nudist preference upon receipt of my application for the modelling programme.
He immediately acknowledged my enthusiasm for any and all opportunities to pose naked. He inquired of my knowledge of and/or interest in Washington, D.C.’s gay nudist social group, Lambda Soleil. He later introduced me to the organization and sponsored my membership therein.
Leafy prostration!
The Leaf Incident:
My first working day as a bare model was a “double” engagement. In the late morning, I posed inside one of the art studios for a class of first year art students. It wasn’t a surprise job as all it entailed was sitting on a stool in front of the class – totally naked. The major task was remaining still (lifeless) for ninety minutes.
Later that afternoon, with two other nude models, we posed outdoors in a massive pile of leaves for a photography class. This assignment, as explained by our model coordinator, involved us interacting with one another and, of course, with the leaves. The students were expected to capture on film a series of photos depicting autumn play.
Once the class assembled, I realized that all five of the students were gay. Our model advisor had not shared this to any of us before we agreed to this session. As an openly gay man myself, it was no problem for me. None of the other models seemed bothered by this. While the class was taking pictures, it was revealed by our modelling “boss” that the purpose of this photo-shoot was to show gay men in autumn play!
The two others that were modelling with me on this project were both several years older than me and with previous modelling experience at the university. One – whom I recognized – had been a member of the Lavender Club and identified as a bisexual man. The other one I never knew his sexuality.
Our “boss-man” appeared on site just as we were about to start our modelling exercise. He was introduced to the class by the instructor and as he reviewed the university’s guidelines for working with bare models (no personal or intimate contact allowed) he began stripping off his clothes! He was present to “supervise” our photo-shoot!
Receiving directions for a photo-shoot session!
I immediately began asking myself: did he need to be naked in order to supervise us posing nude? Was he going to be at every photo-shoot clothes free? Given all the attention he had given me during the last couple of weeks, the other models let me know that he obviously had an ulterior motive for stripping off his garments!
Once the photography instructor signaled “commence” we became active with our pile (mountain) of leaves. We took dives into leaves, we rolled in the leaves, we buried ourselves in leaves and gave each other leaf “showers!” There were only a small number of activities that we didn’t attempt to engage in. Cameras captured our images as we caroused ourselves in leaves!
After an hour of “playing” and posing in the leaves, I became light-headed and had trouble breathing. Suddenly, I fainted! Down on the ground! The next thing that I was aware was lying on my back after being revived by a nurse from the university clinic. A few minutes later, a mobile trauma unit arrived to transport me to the GWU (George Washington University) hospital. My face and neck were flushed (red) and heavily swollen, I continued to have shortness of breath and a severe bruise and laceration on the back of my head. I was kept overnight in hospital for monitoring and test results.
I have a severe allergy to leaf mold. It had never affected me previously. However, I never remember being that involved with that amount of moldy leaves before for that amount of time – almost 90 minutes.
Shortly after I returned to campus, a notice was displayed on the message board adjacent to the administration offices of the School of Art, Photography and Media:
“Roger does not play well with leaves!”
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry for here is planned for Sunday, November 6, 2022, and the proposed topic is: “Clocks Back!”
Although it has been almost a full month since the arrival of the autumn season here in the Northern Hemisphere, in the middle Atlantic coast region, the fallen leaves haven’t completely covered the earth quite yet – but that time is fast approaching! In about two weeks from now, that moment will be upon us! Dead leaves littering the ground that we walk on with no end in sight!
The coming of autumn also signals the return to work at my university. The luxurious freedom of summer disappears and the return to the classroom and instruction is back with all the accompanying duties and responsibilities. Fortunately, this current semester doesn’t involve me teaching any new topics that require intense research!
Classroom lecture!
Before I continue with today’s post entry, I need to let everyone know that my university isn’t a bare institution and I’m absolutely not permitted to lecture my classes clothes free nor are the students allowed to attend their classes as open bare practitioners. As far as I know, this is the same all over the world!
Usually, the autumn of every year means the resumption of classes and by the time that the month of October comes around, we’re (faculty and students) in the regular routine of our class schedules and our semester guidelines. However, this year, October presents an entirely different scenario.
My school at this university experienced routine re-certification from several institutions the entire first full week of October. In addition to my lecture schedule, I was at the “beck and call” of the team renewing our certification. Unfortunately, this particular group was entirely unfamiliar with the Washington, D.C., USA, region and totally fascinated with the landmarks and tourist attractions. Not only did I have to offer assistance during the day but also to serve as impromptu “tour guide” at night. Quite a handful! I should have moved into a dormitory room on campus!
Last week, I had to force myself to readjust to my routine for this semester. Not an impossible task but it did take me longer than necessary to get back to basics!
This upcoming week offers another special challenge. We’re now restoring our long ago abandoned ritual of mid-semester examinations of our students progress. This return is accompanied with the the qualification of mandatory for all. Now I know from experience that autumn has arrived in all glory!
The benefit? By the end of the week, we’ll all be one week closer to the beginning of next year’s summer!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry for here is planned for Thursday, October 20, 2022, and the proposed topic is: “Spirit Day, 2022!”
Northern Hemisphere: Last Full Day of Summer, 2022!
The dreaded day is now upon us – tomorrow, September 23, – the Autumn season begins. Of course, we all know, from our experience, that this is not the exact last day that we’ll be able to parade about clothes free outside. The outdoor temperature change doesn’t occur overnight!
A balcony gives us a view of the outdoors and a space to “test” ourselves to the natural temperatures: cold or hot, comfortable or uncomfortable. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, this time of the year gives us a balcony area that has a very cozy, personal and “lived-in” look. We’ve had an entire season to accumulate and decorate!
The scene from his balcony!
Today is the last complete day of the season of summer, in the Northern Hemisphere. Tomorrow, the season officially changes. Here’s hoping everyone enjoys the last full day of summer! Pose as a very proud bare practitioner and take a selfie to document the occasion!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry for here is planned for tomorrow, Friday, September 23, 2022, and the proposed topic is: “Balcony #2!”
The good news is that all of our bare practitioner cohorts residing in the Southern Hemisphere are preparing to welcome their own warming season and eagerly anticipate unlimited opportunities for natural (outdoors) bottoms-up! adventures. The depressingnews is that we, living in the Northern Hemisphere, bid farewell to our last full month of summer!
Aquatic bottoms-up!
No matter our geographic location, we are all about to undergo a change in our outdoor bottoms-up! pleasures and routines!
Hiking in nature: bottoms-up! view!
A natural hike offers an outstanding bottoms-up! scenic view, especially for all of us near the rear of the line of participants!
Beach bottoms-up!
Of course, whenever we engage in skinny-dipping delights, we are assured of the joys of bottoms-up! experiences and opportunities!
Bottoms-up! chef!
When cooking on an outdoor grille, caution is advised in order to protect the natural beauty of both our buttocks and our nudity!
Bottoms-up! embracing!
There’s no finer way to say farewell to the last full month of summer than to join with other bare practitioner friends and embrace the last day!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Thursday, September 1, 2022, and the proposed topic is: “September: A New Beginning!”
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