Events - Part 88

Fremont Solstice Parade 2017

Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, but since it was also Father's Day, we're running this solstice post a day late.  Every year, on the summer solstice, a parade is held in Fremont, Washington.  The parade is (unofficially) led by naked bike riders and walkers.  Most of them have colorfully painted their bodies.  The naked bikers and walkers are followed by the official parade of clothed marchers and parade floats.

Today's photos are from the 2017 Fremont Solstice Parade.  Above, his painted sign says "Be Happy".  Orange you glad?

This painted sign is as pertinent today as in 2017.

Painted gold.

Half and half.

A mask of leaves.

One of a group, all with painted red gymnast costumes.

Beware of the shark.

On skates being towed behind a bike.

Tiger stripes.

A formal tuxedo.  I'd love to see him show up like that at a black tie event.

A unicyclist walking his vehicle.

We end with silver and gold holding hands.  Awww ...

Father's Day 2026

Father's Day

Recently I came across a group of photos taken of a father and son over the course of several years.  In the first photo, they're both young, though the sites where I found these say that the son was 18 or older in all the photos.

The father has grown out his hair, almost hippie-style.

Back to short hair but looking a little older.

The son looks a bit older here.

And here they both look a bit older.  What a nice set of photos.  It looks like something that they did regularly, year after year.

Hiking - Part 88

 Venus Mine, Yukon

Hike Naked Day is celebrated each year on the summer solstice, which is June 21 this year in the Northern Hemisphere.  The summer solstice is the longest day of the year.  But since June 21 is Father's Day this year, we're going to look at Hike Naked Day one day early.

This hike was done on Hike Naked Day, 2024, by Murray Lundberg in Canada's Yukon province.  Above, Murray starts out on the trail.

Taking a break. 

The trail winds along above Tagish Lake.

Murray's goal was to reach the Venus Mine, an abandoned silver mine above the lake.  The mine is at elevation 3129 feet, a gain of 882 feet from the trailhead.

Then Murray turned around and headed back to the road.

A successful hike.  Happy Hike Naked Day!

Poem of the Day - Part 88

 Plumbers Smile
by Robert Burrows

Plumbers smile, plumbers crack,

Plumbers often hurt their backs.

Plumbers wrenches, plumbers snakes –

Plumbers profit from earthquakes.

Plumbers plumb and plumbers bent:

Plumbers are all heaven sent.

Artists - Part 90

David Hockney

Renowned English painter David Hockney (1937-2026) passed away a week ago.  He is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries

He moved to Los Angeles in 1964.  Above, Hockney on the beach at Santa Monica in 1964.

Hockney came out as gay when he was 23 years old, studying at the Royal College of Art in London.  At the time, gay sex was still illegal in Britain.

Above, Man in Shower in Beverly Hills, 1964.  Of course, not all of his art featured male nudes, but a fair amount of it did, and that's what we'll look at.

He seemed fascinated by the swimming pools in California.  Above, California, 1965.

Two Boys in a Pool, Hollywood, 1965.

Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool, 1966.

His paintings seemed to favor rear views, but is drawings were more explicit.  Above, In An Old Book, 1966, one of 12 drawings illustrating Fourteen Poems by C.P. Cafavy.

This drawing is not as explicit, but it's more gay.  It's called In the Beginning, 1966.

And this is An Erotic Etching, 1975.

Also from 1975 is Gregory Leaning Nude.

We end with this photo of Hockney himself nude.  It's called Portrait of David Hockney at His Studio by R.B. Kitaj, 1976.  I got this from the Virtual Muscle Men blog.  Thanks, Jerry!

Hockney kept creating until his death last week at age 88.

Beach Bums - Part 85

Nudist Jeff at the Beach

We have featured many photos of Jeff Cocking, a dedicated nudist who lives in Western Australia and posts daily photos of himself on his Twitter page as Nudist Jeff.  Today we'll see Jeff on some beaches near where he lives.  Above, Jeff (at right) with his friend Jacob on Mazzoletti Beach on the south shore of Western Australia, a bit west of Albany.

On Mazzoletti Beach.

A cold day on Mazzoletti Beach.  You can see that a critical part has shrunk a bit.

In a rubber boat off Mazzoletti Beach.

Above Dingo Beach, just west of Albany.

Whaler's Cove.

At an unnamed beach with fellow nudist barefooted_trekka.

Jeff playing naked in the waves.

Having fish and chips with his partner Jason on Swanbourne Beach in Perth.

Jeff (left) with his partner Jason (right) on Swanbourne Beach.

We end with a shot that Jason took of Jeff against the sunset on Swanbourne Beach.  Beautiful.  And the sunset is nice, too.

Gods, Myths and Heroes - Part 82

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