Bare Oaks Blog

We just found out that people who did not have a flickr account were only able to see a limited number of photos using the link provided on the April 5th blog post. That's because one of the account settings was set incorrectly. That has been changed. You can now see all the photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/bareoaks/ Sorry for the confusion!! Photo credit: ~chicchun~ ...

Peugot's latest publicity stunt does a good job at illustrating the ridiculousness of nudity laws and our society's schizophrenic attitude towards the human body. On April 23rd, French automaker Peugeot sent out 308 actors outfitted in form-fitting body-colored suits and blue scarves to mingle with London's morning commuters. The reason? To promote the launch of it's new "topless" model, the 308 Coupe Cabriolet. So they looked nude. But because they weren't actually nude, they were not offensive. Was anything hidden? Not really. I guess the only thing people didn't know was the colour of their pubic hair. Other than that, ...

OK, it's not quite summer but you can feel that it's getting close. The leaves aren't on the trees yet and the grass is just barely starting to turn green. But the sun feels hot on the skin and the temperature is reaching delightful levels this week! This picture was taken today and we are not cold at all. In fact, after 20 minutes, small beads of sweat were starting to form on our brow. What a wonderful change after the snowy winter. This weekend, all the roads at Bare Oaks will finally be open. They're still a bit rough ...

I have uploaded a number of pictures to Flickr, the Yahoo-owned photo sharing service. Take a look: www.flickr.com/photos/bareoaks/ You can see historical pictures, aerial photos, summer images, pictures from illumination and more. Note: The pictures are intentionally limited. Given how little control I have over what people do with with the photos, I've only included pictures without people, pictures where people are not recognizable or pictures with people who have given permission. I also avoided showing genitals and nudity in general. Not because there's anything wrong with nudity but because I don't want to attract excessive amount of website traffic ...

Volunteer Day! Saturday May 9, 200910 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Lunch will be provided, free of charge, for all volunteers. Non-members who volunteer will not be charged any day fees. This year's volunteer day will be focused on fixing up the Federation of Canadian Naturists' Library. The FCN moved the trailer containing the library to Bare Oaks last fall. When finished, the library will contain several donated collections of magazines, newspaper clippings, videos and other archival material from the world of naturism that go back to the beginning of the 20th century. It will be an invaluable ...