When comes to being naked, nude, au naturel or clothes free.....let's face it, for most people being without clothes is an indoor activity.
The traditional spots are the bedroom, the bath tub, the shower stall, the doctor's office or the gym locker room.....but even there many of your own gender will cover up sensitive areas heading to and from the shower.
But as the days grow longer (Northern Hemisphere) and the temperatures move upward, brighter colors and cooler clothes come out of the closet (no commentary on sexual choices being made here). And these clothes are worn outdoors because the fresh air season is upon us......Do we have to wear clothes?
Let's face it: The vast majority of people have never been or rarely have been nude outside. Most likely, they have never experienced the warm air or cool breezes against unexposed skin. And does that ever feel good!
Taking yet another look at the stunning nude photos of two-time Olympic Gold Medal ice princess Katarina Witt http://maxdae.multiply.com/journal/item/158 can easily remind one of the wonders of being naked in the great outdoors.
Yes it was slightly more than 10 years ago but the second sold out issue in Playboy's history (December 1998) features Katarina nude in Hawaii. We need to get past the fact that many wanted to know what she looked like without her skating costume, and concentrate on the freedom and beauty the photos project.
"The pictures are beautiful and pure and natural," she wrote in Playboy. "They're nude, but they still have a feeling of innocence. They're set in nature, in Hawaii, so it's appropriate that I'm naked, and I felt very relaxed. Every morning, for the three days we shot them, I would go see the stylist and ask, 'What will I wear today?' And of course, he'd say, 'Nothing.' That was our joke.
On Saturday May 2, the world will celebrate Nude Gardening Day. http://www.wngd.org/
This is no joke. And a great opportunity to celebrate being outdoors in the nude, and maybe planting a flower or two.
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