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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Get Naked On the Roof... Part II


Part Two: Naked on The Roof for Memorial Day

This is the second part of a series about how I managed to create a naked-fest, on the roof of our apartment building on The Most wonderful Memorial Day back in 2006. The first part gives the background, and 7-month lead-up to this day. It is the blog titled: “Get Naked On The Roof for Memorial Day” It is posted immediately below this one, or you can skip scrolling, and use this link: http://enterwithanopenmindorclosedeyes.blogspot.com/2012/06/get-naked-on-roof-for-memorial-day.html 


Well, Memorial Day just happens to fall on a Monday, and I was off work. Early in the morning, I got the idea that this would be the perfect day to spend an entire day up on the roof! It was supposed to be hot (close to 100 degrees), clear, and beautiful this day! I made some sandwiches, got my juices, and waters, snacks, gathered some towels, a book, my radio, even a pillow. I got my lotion, sunglasses, hat, and sandals. I got my knife, and a walking stick I needed to do some carving on. I got out my ladder, so nobody would have to scramble the first five feet. I was all set! I was going to go up on the roof early in the day, and stay up there all day long! I had gathered everything I would need, just like I was headed out hiking for the entire day. (You might wonder why I chose to stay home, instead of going hiking on such a perfect day? Simple! It was a holiday. That meant everyone would be out hiking. There would be no peace in the mountains. Normally, I could hike naked, and never have any problems with those I crossed paths with. But holidays tend to bring out a different crowd, and I know from experience that crowd is not the type of crowd that is safe, comfortable, or even the kind you would want to cross paths with… clothed, or not! The holiday hikers were usually the type who liked to be drunk, rowdy, and had no respect for nature, let alone other humans. They would invade an entire area in the mountains, and trash it, shoot guns, and destroy everything they came in contact with. These were not the type of people I enjoyed at all.)

But the type of people I Did enjoy happened to be at my home, and they were off today, too! For most of the University, the school year had ended already, so many of the students had done a mass-exit for Summer break. Some of the classes did not end yet, but they all were out for the long weekend, so even those who still had to stay another week or two, had gone elsewhere for the weekend. The Frat house next door was almost a ghost-residence! (There were only a couple of guys still there....but I would learn later in the day that they had a work-party planned.) I had thought The Sorority house on the other side had vacated, completely. (But would learn later in the day that they had an event for the families planned for later in the day.) The Arts building across the street was also now completely vacant for remodeling. (The remodeling project started about a month before Memorial day, but since today was a holiday, there were no workers on the scaffolding, or up on the roof over looking our roof. Construction workers as a whole are some of the most rude, ill-mannered people, and we knew being naked around them would not be fun.)  Many of the apartments behind us had already vacated. (But I would learn later in the day that this was the day many parents showed up with trucks to physically move out all their child’s belongings.) The dorm buildings down the street were mostly vacant.


It was a perfect time to play naked in the sunshine on the roof all day! (Or so I thought!) One of the biggest factors in finding a safe, comfortable environment, is not so much the absence of other people, but rather the security in knowing those that happen to be around are like-minded, and comfortable. The last thing a nudist wants is to be gawked-at, or looked at as if we were some sort of freak-show. It is not so much a problem to have the construction workers see us naked, as it is to know they are in a completely different frame of mind, and cannot see casual nakedness as just that. It is not a problem to have all the windows from the dorms overlooking the area we happen to be naked, but rather it is awkward to know you are on display for all the kids to stare at with mild humor, and to become a main-focus for hundreds of onlookers. It is not so much a problem to be naked where all the girls in The Sorority house can see you, but rather awkward when you are the only male, and clearly visible to the closest building, which happens to be an all-girl residence. For those who are not familiar with a nudists lifestyle, it would seem rather than just simply enjoying a sunny day while naked, in a normal-everyday lifestyle, those who see this would likely view the naked person as placing themselves on display to be seen by those nearby. Fortunately for me, all the girls in the sorority house already had gotten to know me, welcomed, and openly accepted my naked lifestyle. (Often, the girls at The Sorority house enjoyed naked time within their own home, and on their mostly secluded balcony.) The same was true with the dorm-residents, and almost anybody else who was a regular in this neighborhood. But, even still, having less people around made it even more perfect to be naked on That Memorial Day.


I told Lucy and Sandy my plans. Sandy decided she would actually venture up off the stairs, and try to relax up on the roof, too! (But she made it clear she would not be getting naked, or go anywhere near the edge.) Lucy pondered my idea for a couple minutes, then grinned a wicked grin, and told me she loved the idea. She did not tell me what the grin was about, and I did not worry, either. I knew if I was meant to find out, I would when it was right. As new neighbors moved in, and got to know us, we informed them of our secret spot, too. Many had come up there with us at night, but none got naked, yet. So far it had only been Lucy  ‘n Me who ever got naked up on the roof.


I went up to the roof, and swept off some of the debris that had accumulated. Yes, I was naked, except for my sandals hat, and sunglasses. (Sandals were a must, because the roof got very hot!) Then I started carrying all my supplies for the day. I saw many of our neighbors, and let them know of our plans. Some said they would come up later in the day. Sandy came up to join me almost immediately. She came up at first, with just the intention of venturing a little farther onto the roof, and getting comfortable with the idea of being on a roof. She immediately got down on her hands and knees, and was crawling. She would not stand up. I laid out a towel for her to sit on, and had her just sit, and get used to it. She was understandably nervous, and fidgety. I had already stretched-out on my towel and started reading. Yup… I pretty much just let her discover her own level of comfort on her own. She was still wearing jeans, shoes, and a long shirt. It did not take long for her to decide she wanted cooler clothes on, and she crawled back to the stairs to go down.

When Sandy returned, she was now wearing shorts, flip flops, and a t-shirt. She had never worn shorts before that I knew of, and when I noticed she had just cut her pants legs off to make cut-offs, I asked about it. She sheepishly admitted she never had a reason to wear shorts, and did not own any, but she was sure proud of herself for making her first pair of cut-offs! (They were cut barely above the knee, but for her, they were short!) She also realized she could not crawl with bare knees on the roof, so she cautiously stood up to walk. She was terribly nervous, but knew she needed to conquer this. I offered to walk with her, and hold her. She refused the help, and wanted to make this happen by herself.  She cautiously walked across the roof. She would not go near any edges, but she did make wonderful progress! She sat on top of one of the A/C units, and just relaxed, enjoying all that comes with peace and joy up on a roof. It did not take long and she actually found it as relaxing as I did.

After a few minutes, she got up and walked some more. She was getting very comfortable with the whole being on the roof issue. While Sandy was walking around, Lucy came up to join us. She, of course came up completely naked, except sunglasses, and flip flops. She brought a couple of towels, some water, and a book. She also was amazed to see Sandy venturing around on the roof. Sandy was very proud of herself, too! Sandy came over where we were, and lay sat down on her towel, entirely relaxed, and comfortable. She was clearly understanding how wonderful a roof is for escaping all the worries below.

From our perch on the roof, we could see every home, and building in the entire neighborhood. I noticed many people had seen us, and had done a double-take, just to see if what they thought they glimpsed was really there. Yup! They thought they had glimpsed a couple of naked people on a roof, and one not naked. Other than night time, nobody had ever seen anybody up on this roof, so they naturally did a double-take. It was not at all uncommon to see college kids on the roofs of their houses, or on top of porch-awnings, but I had not yet ever seen anybody on any roof around here naked. I had often seen young ladies sunbathing in their bikinis on a roof, or awning, but never seen any guy ever sunning on a roof. Occasionally if a young lady thought she was in a secluded place, such as semi-hidden by a tree, while she was sunning on her roof, she would discreetly remove her top, and then lay face-down, so as to not be sunning naked on a roof. It seemed the guys seldom enjoyed sunning. They would hang out on their roofs, but never for the purpose of laying in the sun. So, I imagine for some of these people to see a man naked and sunning was a new sight. Those who I saw notice us did not react, or stare, they just looked. Lucy also noticed those who looked our way. She was comfortable, though, and felt safe. This was not at all like how she was treated when she was on her balcony. Sandy did not seem to notice those who looked our way. She even commented about “how private” it felt up here.

It did not take long before Sandy was too hot up here. She mentioned she would need to go inside, and Lucy asked if she would be cooler with less clothes on. Sandy thought about that, and pondered it. You could see the wheels turning, weighing the possibilities, the fears, the risks. You could see how much she really wanted to try it out, and see how it felt. She looked all around. She noticed how far away those she could see looked, and commented that if they looked far away to her, we must also look far away to them.  We both assured her she was welcome to be as comfortable, or as daring as she wished, and that she was totally safe up here. Her mind was racing, and fighting with itself. You could see she really wanted to try less clothing, but not so sure she was ready. I had an idea, and decided to take a risk… but before I could do that, I needed to get her temperature down, so she would not overheat. 
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While this clearly is not a photo of Sandy,
It represents well the feeling she felt
once cooled with water.
(I wish I had taken this wonderful shot,
But it is my friend, Aleksandra's, taken in
Saint Petersburg)
The first thing I did was have her close her eyes. She did not ask why, or even look worried. Instead, she looked totally open and willing to allow me to do whatever it was I had in mind. I held her hand, so she would not suddenly jump, then I poured some cold water over her head. By doing this, I got her hair, head, and face wet, this would instantly lower her body temperature, and let her feel comfortable again for a bit. Although it was not my main intention, I also knew this would wet her t-shirt. It was not so much to expose her in a wet-t-shirt, but it had an effect of helping her to feel free, without having removed any clothing, or having done anything of her own choosing which would suddenly change her level of exposure. Now, she was comfortably cooler, even looked slightly pleased at her semi-exposed breasts, but not running around naked. I gave her another bottle of cold water to drink.

I went downstairs and got two pairs of scissors, a gallon-jug of water, a new razor, shave gel, some sun-block, two sheets, some rope, and a few spring-clamps. I came back up, and just put all the stuff I gathered in a pile and asked her to trust me, and stand in front of me. She did. She was not sure what I was going to do, but you could see the liveliness, trust, and safety she felt around us in her eyes. She also wore anticipation, eagerness, and just a little bit of doubt. But the trust was the key. She totally trusted me, and was willing to allow me to do whatever it was I had in mind. The look in her eyes was one I have always cherished. It said she was totally trusting me, without having any idea what I was up to. That look showed an eagerness to allow another into the “safe-zone”, and an anticipation of submission to the unknown.  I told her to just look out at the surrounding mountains, and not down at what I was doing. She was totally eager and willing to allow me to do the unknown to her. I had her move her feet apart just a little, so her legs were not tight together. Lucy seemed to know what I had in mind, and just grinned.

~~~A Word of Caution About the following events: The following events contain some Very detailed, Intimate and Sensual descriptions. Rest assured, though, there is absolutely nothing sexual, lewd, or obscene. I simply offer this word of caution, to help avoid unexpectedly catching someone off-guard with content you may not wish to read. These events are simply some of what makes this day so wonderful, explains more of who I am, the relationship between me and my neighbors, and how people who have absolutely no sexual interaction can have some of The Most Sensual Interactions. It is about, trust, friendship, and allowing another to enter your safe-zone, submit to an unknown adventure, surrender to what feels right, and having no shame. The following is The Most-detailed writing of any sensual, intimate activity I have ever disclosed. If you wish to not know these details about my life, then by all means scroll past the next dozen paragraphs. Perhaps you are not sure if this is something you wish to read… 
I suggest entering with an open mind, or closed-eyes. ~~~~~~~~

Sandy willingly looked out at the mountains, and stood in front of me. I half-expected her to flinch, or jump when I put my hand on her leg. She did not flinch at all. It was the exact opposite. The touch of my hand on her leg actually relaxed her even more. Before now, I had never touched her, other than hugs, or an occasional touch, but never on her leg, or any place normally covered by clothing. She knew all too well how I would have loved to touch her more in our friendship, but we already knew where our boundaries were with each other, and we seldom made the other uncomfortable by crossing those. I felt every last ounce of tension disappear from her body. I took the larger pair of scissors and started to cut up the remaining length of her pant leg. (The pants were snug, so I had to carefully cut them away, starting at the bottom, and working up, instead of just cutting across where I planned to remove the pant leg.) I carefully cut each pant leg up to the point I had determined was the length I needed. I then carefully cut around the perimeter of each leg to completely remove what was left of the pant leg. It did not take long to do this, but the entire time, Sandy never once flinched, or seemed uncomfortable. She did exactly as I asked, and never once looked down at what I was doing. You could see the anticipation, and delight in her eyes. After removing the legs-part of the jeans, the remnant of the jeans looked like cut-off shorts, but I purposely did not make them terribly short. (Yes, I absolutely love the look of Daisy-Dukes, but that was not what Sandy needed, nor was it what I had in mind.) If I had left them like this, they would have looked like cut-off-shorts, but not looked right. They were too long for the snugness on her body, but they were the exact length I needed. I then carefully cut up, and across the crotch, following the inseam. She smiled hugely, but did not flinch even as I did this. Knowing she was very self-conscious about the amount of hair she had around this area, I also was aware how trusting she was to allow me to cut away her pants, fully exposing her underwear, and wild hair. I could tell by her reactions, that this was as much a thrill for her as it was for me. I knew she could tell I was not doing this to grope her, or in any other way touch her inappropriately. Yes, I touched, and my hands and fingers were intimately in places where either of us could have taken it completely for something different, but we both knew those were not my intentions. We both knew the touch, and closeness was simply just the task-at-hand… no pun intended.  Yet, at the same time, we both knew how much I loved her wild hair, and how I had always wanted to run my fingers through it. Just her willingness to allow me to come into contact with her, especially when it involved exposing, and touching the forbidden hair, was an incredible, magical moment for both of us. It was a thrill I could not have planned, or even anticipated. Every single hair seemed to dance as my fingers brushed past, and through it. Each hair felt as if it were electrified, as I touched it. It was impossible to do what I was doing without also having my fingers in all that wild hair. As I had my fingers in that wild hair, and was cutting the seam with the scissors, she was fully welcoming, and helping twist just enough that my fingers were fully going through every inch of the hair, but making sure to not push so much that there was danger of cutting her with the scissors. We both knew how much this meant to each of us, and at the same time knew it was absolutely not anything sexual. This is a huge benefit of being who I am. The women in my life know I am not interested in sex, and so we never have that tension, or the always wondering if we should cross that line. To us, it is simply loving, caring, exploring, enjoying touch. While it was not sexual, it most certainly was sensual! For both of us, sensual was (and is) far more rewarding than anything sexual could ever be. I knew that level of trust was something we both cherished! Now, that I had cut out the crotch, the jeans now resembled a mini-denim skirt. They just needed a bit more trimming to make the extra fabric and double-thick, stitched, folded seams disappear.  She was smiling hugely, but still never once looked down at what I was doing.

I finished all the cuts I needed to make on her jeans, and the result was a wonderful denim mini-skirt! Since her jeans were snug to begin with, the end result was a skirt, snug around the hips, open with no fabric remaining between her legs, and just long enough to modestly cover her underpants, with a slight slit in the front and also the back where the seems had been. This made it slightly revealing, yet also gave a hint of allure. I created this skirt with the thought of allowing her to be almost naked up here on the roof, yet allowing slight coverage, so she could feel free, yet not naked. This skirt never would have been right if she was going to the store, or anyplace she wished to be fully covered. I created this skirt with exactly that in mind. I knew Sandy’s desire to keep herself covered, and I was not attempting to in any way to make her feel involuntarily exposed, just simply found a way to help her find the freedom she desired… a tiny step at a time. (I mentioned earlier how she never bought herself new clothes, and that day she showed up in new yellow panties with purple smileys was probably the only time she had new underwear. Today was a good example of exactly that. She clearly had not planned to have her underwear revealed while up here. This pair of underwear was thin, tattered, and just about to fall to shreds. But she also did not attempt to hide, or cover once she knew I was going to expose them. She had made it clear months before how ashamed she was to have all that wild untrimmed hair. She knew she was submitting to something that would allow me to see, touch, run my fingers through, explore, and be very close to the places she had always hidden, or was ashamed to allow to be seen, or touched.) This whole process only took a few minutes, and she was completely cooperative, receptive, and willing.

As I had been working on her skirt, two of the other neighbor girls came up to join us on the roof. They were calm, polite, and comfortable. They wore shorts, with bikini tops, sunglasses, and flip flops. They greeted us all, and were definitely safe, not at all making Sandy uncomfortable. They made a point to greet her, but not linger, or make her feel they were watching what was going on. They looked slightly intrigued, but knew enough to not break the comfort we had up there. They went to another portion of the roof, where they were behind Sandy, spread some towels, and relaxed in the sun. From where they were, Sandy could not see them, but they could watch what was happening with her. They gave me and Lucy knowing smiles. As soon as they relaxed on their towels, they both removed their shorts, and were in their bikini bottoms. Sandy never once tried to cover herself, or looked as if she was suddenly exposed when the new-comers arrived. Lucy and I were already proven safe, and she could tell these two were safe, also.

She did not yet look antsy, or impatient, so I moved on up to her top. Lucy was watching, and grinning the whole time. Sandy never looked down at what I was doing, but looked at Lucy a couple of times, and saw the pure look of admiration, and knew she, herself would totally approve when I was finished. To do the top, I needed to stand, and that meant Sandy was now looking into my face as I did so. The smile, look, and complete joy I saw was so wonderful! I still told her she was not allowed to look down at what I was doing, and she did not. She smiled, and never said a word (Her eyes said it all, but she never uttered a word with her mouth.) As I positioned myself to start cutting the top, I noticed some activity inside the Sorority House. I did not mention this, so I would not alarm Sandy. She was comfortable, and felt she was mostly secluded up here. I also knew none of the others on our roof could see inside The Sorority House from their positions.

The t-shirt Sandy was wearing was nothing fancy, and I knew I could make it more suitable for this day, and help with her desire to attempt to get more-bare, while remaining semi-modestly covered. I mentioned earlier that she never wore a bra, and by being small-breasted this left her without the worry of anything flopping about. By now, the shirt had dried, and was again a fairly snug, even flattering fit. It fit her perfectly across the shoulders, and stretched slightly across her small breasts. It was just snug enough to be flattering, but not tight. I knew exactly how I needed to create the new top. I started by cutting off the bottom part of the shirt in the front just below the navel. I then made many cuts upward, making 1/4" strips, stopping just below the nipples, creating a fringe effect. This made the fabric slightly curly, and fun, too. I left the back long for now. Now for the top portion: I intended to make it almost like a tie-off halter-type top. I removed the sleeves completely, and cut out the collar. Then cut the top of the front in a swoop leaving enough fabric that her breasts were not yet exposed on top. Now, I needed to cut the back, so I could make it into a tie-top, instead of fitting like a t-shirt. For this, I had her hold the fabric over her breasts, still not letting her look at what I was doing. Then I creatively cut down the back in a zig-zag sort of pattern for a couple of inches, so I would have enough length in the cut fabric for tying it. Then I cut-out the remainder of the back, until I got to the where the bottom would be, and again cut in a zig-zag to leave enough fabric for tying.  Then I cut off the remainder. Now, I could tie the part that went behind the neck, and also tie the portion behind her back. I had her let go of the fabric in front, and made some adjustment in the fit. I cut a little more on the sides, and a little more of a swoop down into her barely-there cleavage. The end-result was a tie-off top that tied behind the neck, and behind the middle of her back. It fit like a bikini-top, but without the tiny strings, or fitted cups over the breasts. It left enough covered, yet at the same time she felt free. It could be tied, so that it cupped the breasts, or it could be tied so it rode loosely, and higher, part-way up the breasts, so they could be slightly covered, but still mostly free on the bottom. She could tie it up higher, exposing more of her lower portion of breasts, knowing the fringes would also create an illusion of cover. The way I had cut the swoop above her breasts made it so she could also be fairly-covered on the top of her breasts, or she could tie it looser, and have a more-free feel. She could adjust it in many ways, depending on her desire and how much she wanted to cover, or uncover at any time.

I still would not allow her to look down. The outfit was complete, but I still had more to do so she was fully ready to let herself enjoy the freedom. I told her to remain looking out at the mountains, and not yet look, or feel what I had done.

I then got out the rope, and strung a few lines across from some of the air conditioners, and a power-pole that went up right next to the roof. She looked kinda bewildered as I did this, but never once questioned me. While I was doing this, she looked all around the neighborhood, and the rooftop. She did as I asked, and never once looked down to see what I had done with her clothes. While looking around the rooftop, and neighborhood, she noticed the Sorority Girls, Smiled and waved at them. She clearly was not at all concerned about what they might see. She knew once I was finished, she could look, and I could tell she did not want to peek early and ruin it for herself. I then used the clamps, and hung the two sheets at angles on two sides of her. The only place she could be visible was from the vacant building under construction across the street, but none of us had seen anyone over there all day, so that was not a concern. She still looked bewildered. She could tell I had created a semi-private “room” around where she stood. It was roomy, and not at all cramped, so it was not at all confining. It also only came as high as just below her chest height, so she never felt boxed-in, and could still look out at the mountains, and across the entire roof. During this time, she also noticed that the two girls were facing where they could see what I was doing with her, and she smiled confidently, knowing they too accepted her, and were not a threat. The two girls had changed positions a couple of times, and each time, they would either remove, or put back on an article of clothing. One would go topless only if lying on her stomach. The other went topless while lying on her back. At one point, they both removed their bikini bottoms, and immediately lay on their stomachs. The one was completely naked, yet the other still had on her bikini top. Sandy enjoyed watching this, and it helped with her comfort.  The girls both knew Sandy was watching, admiring, and gaining confidence. They seemed pleased to be an inspiration, and did not mind Sandy’s eyes on them.

I stood in front of her again, looked her in the eyes, and asked if she totally trusted me. The smile she gave me told me more than any words ever could how much she DID totally trust me, and would allow me to do just about anything without questioning it, or feeling uncomfortable. I had already gotten more than enough proof of how much she trusted me, and was allowing me to see, feel, touch, and be very intimate in places where she otherwise had been ashamed to allow us to see.

I got down in front of her, lifted her skirt and moved her hands to hold it up. (Yes, I simply could have just removed it, to keep it out of the way, but this way was more fun, and fitting with the whole event.) I needed to remove her underwear, and in keeping with the approach I had already used, I did not attempt to take them off of her, I opted to just cut them off. I also had planned this from the beginning, knowing that if they were no longer available to put on again, she would allow herself the opportunity to explore the freedom of wearing only the skirt, feeling the breeze, and allowing as much of herself to be naked as was possible, yet also allowing herself to cover those areas under the skirt. I knew she would not mind, and it also added to the anticipation, rather than take them down, and have her step out of them. Cutting off her panties was symbolic, too, and she would figure that out later. This whole thing was about doing this for her, and just letting her be pampered, safe, and free. I looked up to see Sandy’s reaction, and the look on her face was of pure trust, freedom, comfort, and anticipation. She looked so completely content, I wished I had my camera so I could show her how she looked! I could not see what the others outside the sheet could see, nor what they thought I was doing, but that look on Sandy’s face told me that if they saw that, they too would be smiling.

At this point I was not yet sure she had figured out what I was going to do, but since she was no dummy, and had seen that I had brought up shaving gel, and a razor, too, I imagine she had a good idea. I got the small pair of scissors, and started carefully trimming the wild hair down there. If you have ever cut anyone’s hair, you know you need to not just snip wildly with the scissors, but you need to move it up between your fingers, and cut at an angle to the hair you are holding up. This meant I was fully running my fingers through all that wild, long hair. (You will recall how self-conscious she was about her hair, and even though she would make sure I saw it, and wanted to run my fingers through it, just the thought of me looking, or touching it made her extremely uncomfortable. Now, today, she had gotten to the point where she desired to be as naked as possible, but was not quite wanting to take those steps herself. She willingly allowed me to make it happen for her. In her bravery today, and in the process of helping her to feel as completely naked and free as possible, the removal of the hair was important. She absolutely hated that the hair was such a monster that she would not deal with. Even though she would not allow me to help her with it in the past, this day was different. We both knew how important today was. Today, she wished to be naked, yet not fully exposed. Today, she was in the absolute best frame of mind to tackle her insecurities. I was not at all ashamed to admit how much I enjoyed running my fingers through all that hair. It really was long, wild, and quite attractive, too! With every touch, and movement I made, she just smiled more, and also moved herself discreetly to force more of that hair into my fingers. With every touch, she relaxed even more to the point that if she was more relaxed, she would be asleep! As I worked on trimming her hair, I gently moved her legs apart enough so that I had the space to work without the possibility of cutting her. I carefully trimmed every hair from below her navel all the way to her toes. I knew there was a trail of hair up onto the belly, and had seen hair on her chest, nipples and obviously under arms, too, but without having her be naked, I did not think I would be able to do those. Sure, I could easily have taken her downstairs and used the privacy of one of our apartments, but this was part of our roof-day, and we both knew it was supposed to happen up here. I trimmed every nook, and curve. We had discussed how she had never known how to take care of the body hair. It was clear she had not trimmed, or shaved any of her body hair ever, yet I knew she totally was thrilled to have this done to her. She never would have allowed someone to do this if it was offered, and she would never ask. But in her desire to feel naked, it was meant to happen, just as it was, without any discussion, planning, anxiety, or worry.

(In case you are wondering about my willingness, or ability for shaving another, feel free to read the background story in the blog I wrote “Of Course I have No Body hair”. You can see that here: http://enterwithanopenmindorclosedeyes.blogspot.com/2011/10/ya-gotta-climb-and-play-photo-by-jons.html 

After all the long hair had been trimmed to a short-stubble, I got the jug of water, a towel, the shaving gel, and the razor. The water and gel had warmed up nicely in the sun, and were the perfect temperature for the most perfect-shave! I got the towel wet, and moistened every inch of her lower body. Then I applied the shave gel. She looked like she was about to melt from pleasure. (I happen to know that feeling very well, and that is part of why I did this the way I did!) She was not the only one who was enjoying the feel as I massaged the warm, creamy gel into all of her stubbly hair. And, yes, I made sure to massage as I went, and made sure I did not miss an inch of her body. She made it very clear that she not only "tolerated" this, but that she thoroughly enjoyed, welcomed, and desired every touch, and I could have continued this for the entire day, without a complaint. I usually have shaved others in a shower, or tub, so this was a new venture, but it was not difficult. Of course, I needed to move her legs accordingly to get the proper angle, and perfect shave. From her reactions, I could tell she was completely unfamiliar with shaving techniques. I knew she had never shaved herself, but I had guessed that when she came into my bathroom and chatted with me while I showered and shaved, that she has possibly learned some about how to shave the body, legs, and other sensitive regions. She definitely watched closely as I did my own, and was aware of what I was doing, in detail, also, she watched even more intently as Jill shaved me many times (Details of which I will reveal in Part III of this writing), yet she never attempted to put those same movements into her own mind for the techniques needed for shaving her today. I imagine that she did not actually connect what she had seen many times with what was being done today, since she was in so much bliss, with so many new feelings suddenly to grasp, and enjoy. That made for another entire adventure… trying to maneuver her legs, and bits without her being faintly aware of what I intended. Although she was not sure exactly how I intended to move her to get the right angle in certain areas, she never once flinched, or looked uncomfortable. She allowed me to position her as I needed, and was very receptive and cooperative. I started at her feet, and worked my way up. I know it must have been difficult to never look at what I was doing, but she was perfect in holding her gaze outward! She looked amused at first, then as I got higher up her legs, the look seemed to be of wonder, like she was trying to figure out if I was going to go all the way. She had fully welcomed the applying of the shave gel to every nook, and I was sure she knew I would, but the look of anticipation told me she wondered. I could see the look of wonder, and the thoughts in her mind about "hmm, this is going to be interesting"...  (She also definitely had the look that said she wanted to watch as I did this, and I knew it was tough for her to not look, but she held-true and never glanced down, keeping the anticipation, joy and wonder.) Of course, the gel had dried some, so I needed to re-moisten it, and I took this opportunity to give her some re-assuring massaging, caressing, and touch and I watched for signs that she may not want me to continue. Not only did she never once show signs that she wished me to stop, she definitely showed all the signs of absolute pleasure, and wanting me to never stop. Keep in mind, that before this day, she had never wanted even any kind of touch, yet now could not get enough. She never once showed any indication that she was not sure about this. Every indication was that she was absolutely thrilled to have someone care so much about her, take such care, and be so thorough. And having all this done in a semi-public way, on a roof with others who were safe, caring, and trusted made it all the more special. All of this was new to her. She had never had anyone do anything for her without there being an ulterior motive, but she knew without a doubt that this was completely for her, and she loved every minute of it! (And of course I loved it, too!)

I shaved every bit of her lower body. As I worked, I made sure to keep the gel moist, and made sure to give her the smoothest, cleanest shave she could ever imagine.  I know many people will only shave close to sensitive regions, and many will never attempt to shave the vulva and anus. Not me. I do a thorough job. I make sure the technique is loving, gentle, and she knew I would not harm her one bit. Even as I made sure to get every detail in those areas, gently moving bits, and making sure to not miss anything, she never once tensed-up, twitched, or flinched. After I had given her the most thorough, smooth shave that was possible, I got the warm water, and towel, and cleaned all the residue off. Of course, I did not just splash water at her. I took the same care in the clean-up as I had in applying the gel, and in the shaving.

I dried her off, and then got the lotion to apply it to her freshly shaved body. At this point, she stopped me and asked if I would shave the rest of her, too, before I applied the lotion to her. I knew she meant her armpits, and was almost sure she meat the hair on her belly, chest, and nipples, too. She looked slightly embarrassed, and self-conscious at the mention of her own body hair, because until that moment, the mention of it had not happened. She had a shy, slightly-brave smile, and said, "You have seen me naked, you know what I have in the way of hair. I want to remove it all." I thought about how I could do this while she was still wearing the clothes. I was thinking about ways I could lower a portion of the clothing, and raise it in other ways, so as to not make her completely naked up here, but I was still sure I would get her clothes wet, messy, and it would not be so good. I was not so sure I wanted to make her naked unless she was the one to decide it was the right time. Yes, I totally had her naked below the waist, and she was safely concealed behind the sheets for this. I took a huge risk in even taking the initiative to go about it in the way I had. I knew this was a huge step for her to even be this exposed, vulnerable, and trusting. She could clearly see my conundrum, and told me it was ok to remove her clothes for this shaving. She still had not looked down to see what I had done with her, and she clearly was wanting to wait to have the complete thrill of seeing her entire body shaved, and seeing her new outfit all at the same time.

I stood up, and looked across the sheet at the others on the roof. I had been below the sheet the whole time, and had not been able to see what they were up to. Sandy had been watching, though. She had seen enough to know they were free, comfortable and safe. The two girls were now both lying on their backs, had removed their bikini bottoms, but were both wearing their bikini tops. It amused me the funny ways they would wear only bits of the bikinis at different times, but they were happy, and Sandy was enjoying watching them, too. They also were quite happy with hearing what Sandy said. Lucy was still naked, and watching Sandy the whole time. Lucy totally had the look of approval in what Sandy had said. There was still activity of assorted naked people inside The Sorority House, and they were often looking our way, too. I looked at the height of the sheets, at The Sorority House, and back at Sandy. I could tell she would be exposed if I removed her top for the shaving. She could tell what I was looking at, and told me she did not mind if they saw her topless.

She smiled at me, telling me she was sure, and then turned to gaze out at the mountains again. She easily could have untied her top, and dropped her skirt, but she clearly wished for me to continue pampering her, take her clothes off for her, and shave the rest of her. I had created these clothes, and she still had not even been allowed to see, or feel completely how they were cut, fit, or looked. It made sense that she wanted me to remove them for this, too!

I first undid and removed the skirt, so she was not as exposed above the sheet any longer than she needed to be. Then I untied her top, and took it off of her. As I did this, both of the girls, plus Lucy watched eagerly. They did not watch as in a peep-show, or voyeuristic sort of way, but in a way of shared pure delight of one who is experiencing a newfound freedom for the first time, and wishing to share that joy.  As I did, I watched her face. She looked like someone who had just been freed from a lifelong prison!  I wondered if with this newfound freedom, she would ever put clothes on again. She looked more proud and free than I ever expected her to look. She looked across to The Sorority House, and could see that they, too were watching, and this made her only smile more proudly. I began the process on the top half of her body. I noticed more of The Sorority girls were watching now, curious about why Sandy was naked and being shaved on the roof. They could only see the portion above the sheets, but it was enough that it got them curious. 

The process was now familiar to Sandy, and she anticipated every step along the way. Of course I began with the scissors, and the process of trimming every hair to a short stubble. Then, of course wetting her skin, and applying the warm gel, massaging as I went. Then I shaved every last hair below her head. After finishing up, I completely cleaned her off, toweled her off, and then applied the lotion to her entire naked body, massaging the entire thing as I went. She loved every minute of it, and still never once looked down to see what she looked like completely naked, and completely shaved, too! She had not once moved her own hands down to feel what her newly shaved skin felt like. She seemed to first want to feel it through my fingers, as I massaged and applied the lotion. I am very familiar with reading people through massage, and can feel more about what they feel, desire, and react to through my fingers, than any words could ever express. As I massaged her, and applied the lotion, I did not hurry. I allowed myself to feel what she wanted, and made sure to linger, and give extra attention to the areas she desired. I will not deny that this was mutually a very sensual, intimate experience. 

I have never before given a full massage to a person who was standing. (Usually, the person is laying on a bed, a floor, or other surface. This allows that person to simply become a limp-noodle and melt into that surface they are on. They do not have an issue as to where to place their hands, because they can simply let them fall on the surface, and they are not in the way. Of course I would eventually work my way to the hands in a massage, too, but it was not an issue as to where to put them.) The challenge of massaging a standing person is to not allow them to fall over, or push and make them stumble, or even feel like they may fall. That would ruin the whole feel of the relaxation. Even though she was not yet touching her own body with her hands, she had no problem figuring out where to place them. She happily placed them on me. She often had watched as Jill had soaped me many times. While I was down low, she first placed them on my shoulders, but quickly allowed herself the freedom to allow them to wander, caress, and give me light, sensual massages as I did her. I did not discourage her, and welcomed it equally. We were both allowing ourselves some freedoms we had denied ourselves previously. Neither of us discussed, nor asked, we just went with what felt like it was the right thing. As I worked my way up her legs, I found that if I used my own body (or portions, of my body) to brace against where I was massaging, it doubled the sensuality. (Normally, anybody I would massage, I was careful to not allow myself any visible reactions... or I would hide the reaction due to embarrassment..., or to never allow my penis to touch them, or rub against them in any way. After allowing myself to be seen whenever Jill created a reaction, and Sandy having gotten very comfortable watching, I did not feel I needed to hide it, nor avoid it today, and she did not expect me to, either.) Not only was I massaging with my fingers, but we both got the added bonus of the caresses from the rest of the parts touching, supporting, and pressing. Normally, when it was hot, the last thing anybody welcomed was close-contact with another, but we both welcomed this today. As I worked up higher, she found places to let her hands gently wander, on my own body. She was comfortably finding ways to touch my body, and give gentle caresses as I did the same for her. I could tell by the way she eagerly touched, caressed, and moved her fingers, that she had studied much of what she had seen Jill do with me. By having watched Jill with me many times, she completely knew what I liked, how much was enough, and when to change, so as to not take it beyond sensual into sexual. By her allowing herself the freedom to place her hands on me, allowing herself to play, feel, and explore, this had double benefit. This made sure she was not yet feeling herself, but allowing her to take it all in through my touch, yet at the same time gave her the "excuse" to touch me, too.  Keep in mind, that until this day, neither of us had touched the other. So for her to know her touches were completely welcome, and fully appropriate without ever asking, or without my saying so, was an incredible connection for both of us! We both gave the other incredible, sensual, intimate, loving touch, without ever making it sexual, awkward, or uncomfortable. Knowing that until now, Sandy had only seen me with any "reaction" if Jill was the one causing it, and unless Jill was the reason for my reactions, I had (almost) always hidden any from Sandy. (I give much more detail on this in Part III of this writing.) We both fully understood that sensual was far more rewarding, mind-blowing, and intimate than sexual ever was. After I finished with massaging the lotion into every inch of her body, I then went back and did it all again with sun block. My general rule is no longer than 20-30 minutes the first time your skin sees the sun. Even though she had gotten some sun while inside her sliding door, this was her first time outside, fully in it. It had been just over 30-minutes, and I definitely did not want her to get burned! Usually, I would never apply sunscreen to another human. I just felt that was something that person should take care of for themselves. But on this day, I happily applied it to make sure there was not a spot that was missed on her entire body. On this day of her discovering freedom, the last thing I would allow was for her to get burned, and turn it into a bad thing.

While I was applying the sun block, Lucy got a phone call from her dad. He had been over here many times before, and he knew all of us. He knew I was a nudist, had seen me naked many times, and never flinched. I just guessed that he Knew Lucy was, too, since she was so free and naked as much as possible. She was definitely “Daddy’s little girl”! She called him “Daddy” when she talked to him. That is how we knew she got the phone call from him. She answered it, “Hi Daddy!” Then she told him over the phone that “We are up on the roof, come on up!” After she hung up, she had that same wicked grin she had shown me when I first told her of my plan for naked on the roof today. I knew at that moment he did not realize she was a nudist, and this was her plan for "coming-out of her closet". She told all of us her Daddy would be here in a few minutes, in case any of us wished to cover-up. She did not make an effort to put anything on, so the other girls did not either.

Haha, the Sign we possibly should
have posted at the bottom of the
stairs. :)
I asked Sandy what she wanted to do. She shrugged, smiled, and said “If he sees me, it is OK.” She looked a bit unsure, but was definitely accepting her naked freedom.  But then told me she really wanted to see her new outfit, too. I first put her skirt back on her. That is when Lucy’s Dad showed up. He climbed up the stairs, and came out on the roof. The first thing he saw was Lucy laying there totally naked, and he about fell backwards down the stairs! She jumped-up, and gave him a bug naked hug. It was clear he was not expecting to see her naked, and it was quite a surprise for him. As Lucy hugged him, he saw me with Sandy behind the sheets. He could clearly see Sandy’s naked top, and saw me with what appeared to be her top in my hands. Lucy was still holding him in a hug, and then he caught sight of the other two naked-bottomed girls on the other part of the roof. As he continued to look around, he noticed the naked people inside the windows of The Sorority House, too. The poor guy looked like he would have a heart attack. When Lucy released him from the hug, she was still wearing that wicked grin! She knew he was coming over today, and this was her way of declaring she was now a grown-up, and had acquired her own freedom, since having moved out of her parents’ home.

I had to admit it was quite effective, and even funny, but I was not so sure I would break this sort of news to someone in the same manner.

You could tell Lucy was confident in how she handled it, and was also quite proud of herself, too! We all greeted him as we would have if we were not up on the roof naked with his naked daughter. He was still kinda shocked, and not sure what to do. Lucy set a towel out for him, and offered him a cold water. He sat down, partly to avoid falling over from the shock, and quickly drank the water. He was suddenly more thirsty than he was five minutes before. He finally stammered out the words, “Why are you naked?” At this, she started explaining her love of being naked.

I took that as my cue to finish dressing Sandy. Once she was dressed, I told her she could look, now. The look that crossed her face was exactly what I had expected!  She absolutely loved it! She examined it completely, looking at how I cut the pieces, and running her hands along every inch of the new creations! She was grinning hugely, happier than any of us had ever seen her, and started to dance, twirl, and bounce! As she did this, she told me I could remove the sheet-curtains. She wanted everyone to see the new look! The anticipation she held also carried out to the rest of us, too! Once the sheets were down, Lucy stopped what she was saying to her Dad, to stare, and look at Sandy, too! Then she saw where her dad was looking, and could see the same angle he could. She jumped-up, and grabbed Sandy, holding her skirt down tight against her legs. She whispered to Sandy that the way she was twirling, her naked parts were visible under her skirt. Sandy grinned, and said she knew, and it felt wonderful! We all laughed, and understood that joy, and freedom. All of us laughed, except Lucy’s Dad. He still looked a bit bewildered, and not sure what to make of all this.

The poor guy came over thinking he was just going to see his little girl again, and was caught off-guard by a naked-fest! Lucy asked if it would be easier if she covered herself up. He thought about it, then looked again at her. This time, he did not just see a naked woman, he saw the joy in her eyes, the confidence, the freedom, trust, risk, and comfort. He looked around at all of us, and saw the same thing. He told her she could be any way she wished, as long as she was safe and happy. She assured him that is exactly what it is all about. She then was able to talk freely with him, and help him understand more about why we were all naked. She explained much of our lives since she had moved-in, and explained what we did with Sandy today.

Just as she was explaining about Sandy, Sandy happened to decide to see, feel and discover what she looked like completely shaved. So, Lucy’s Dad looked over at Sandy, cuz Lucy was telling him about her, and Sandy happened to lift her skirt for a full-on view, feel, and study! This was more than her dad could handle, and had to turn to face the other way. We all laughed, since to the rest of us, it was perfectly acceptable, and even expected! Everyone who has ever shaved for the first time knows how wonderful it is to see, and especially wonderful to feel. It looks and feels completely different than it had before. Sandy spent as much time examining her entire shaved body as she had examining her new outfit. She was grinning the whole time, too! Of course, we all looked, and shared the joy, enthusiasm, and wonder of it, too. Sandy untied her top to examine her hairless breasts, too, and was not at all embarrassed at who might see her. After she was finished exploring every inch of her skin, she re-tied the top, came over and gave me a long wonderful hug. She thanked me over and over, and told me she never would have twirled if she was still wildly hairy. She absolutely loved the look of her outfit, and the feeling of freedom, and naked, but still not totally naked. She loved how her entire hairless body looked and felt! She could not stop feeling herself, and staring, too! Then she sheepishly asked me to help her learn how to keep it that way. She asked me about my thrill to be able to handle all her hair, then about how it felt to shave it all off. Then she thanked and hugged me some more. 

Lucy and her Dad were talking. He was actually able to talk, and look at her, but not seem to notice she was naked. She was able to convince him that he had seen her naked her whole life, and it was never a problem. She explained how he even saw her every time she got out of the shower while she still lived with them (her parents) so why would it be different to see her now? She explained how every time he had come over, she was naked when he first arrived. He also saw how relaxed all of us were about simply naked living, and that helped. She explained how she had seen him naked, and never once thought it was strange, nor had he reacted in any way that would make her uncomfortable, so why would it be any different here, than it was the entire rest of her life? He explained how he saw it differently, since this was not just seeing her naked because she had gotten out of the shower and went naked to get dressed. It was different because he saw her whole body, and she was not just going past to get dressed, she was just hanging-out, and fully-visible for any to see every detail of her entire body. She totally understood his view. She also wanted to be sure he understood her view. She explained how wonderful it was to be able to stay naked after a shower, how free it was to not worry if someone saw her for more than two seconds. She explained how she knew she had a knock-out body, and how it was totally ok that it was visible. When he blushed at her mention of her body, she knew perfectly well how to handle that. She explained that he was her Daddy. He created this wonderful body, and should not be ashamed of it, but instead proud of it. She told him how he should not at all be ashamed to admire it, hug it, and know she was his beautiful daughter. She explained how there is a bond between her and him that no other man could dream of having. Her bond with her Daddy was deeper than any lover could come close to knowing. Her Daddy helped create this body, nurtured it, kept it safe, loved, and helped the soul which this body contains to grow into a wonderful woman with dreams, and the love of life that he helped her to discover. He was starting to get tears in his eyes, and she knew how to handle that, too. She stood up in front of him, took his hand, and had him stand, too. Then she gave him a hug. It was a hug that any Dad who had raised a wonderful daughter knew, and understood. This time, he did not look awkward, embarrassed, or ashamed. Instead, he hugged her as tight as she hugged him. Then he picked her up, in the hug, and twirled her around just like she was still his five year old little girl. He set her down, but still did not release the embrace. She had made her point. He was still teary-eyed, but smiling broader than Sandy had been all morning. She gave him a kiss, and when he let go, he looked like he was floating on a cloud.

We noticed more and more activity inside The Sorority house. We also noticed there were others, besides just the girls, and many of them were naked. Of course this had us curious, but we would just have to wait to see what they were up to. So far, none had come out on their balcony. They smiled and waved from inside.
As Lucy and her Dad were talking, we noticed many moving trucks, pick-up trucks, and assorted other vehicles gathering in the parking lots of the surrounding apartments, dorms, and homes. In no time, every balcony, window, stairway, walkway, and doorway had people in them. Even though most of the students had done a mass-exit, and gotten out of town as soon as classes were over last week, today seemed to be the “official” move-out day. It became clear to all of us up here, that 11 am seemed to mark the official time the families could show up and move their child’s belongings out. (The University set strict rules as far as what times the moving-in and moving-out could occur. They scheduled it so it was not a long, drawn-out process, but instead a swift, chaotic event.) The kids had all left town, but now returned, with families, for the complete move-out. It was amazing how our peaceful, quiet neighborhood suddenly transformed into a noisy moving party. Our semi-private naked rooftop party was quickly becoming a highly-visible naked event... but none of us were bothered, and it still felt right, comfortable, and even welcomed by our neighbors.

We were highly visible to every one of these people. To the students, it was no big deal to see naked people around the neighborhood, but to the families, it was completely a different story. Here were many dads, reacting just like Lucy’s Dad had reacted. You could see how the little brothers and sisters would giggle, and laugh, stare, but pretend they were not looking, and just be in awe of their older sibling for being in a place where they could see naked people. (To a kid, Naked is always funny.) You could see that the dads of boys looked at it differently than the dads of girls. You could see how the moms handled it much better than the dads did. And, of course, most of the kids knew Lucy, and also the other two girls who were naked up here. They also knew me and Sandy by sight, but not in the same way. These students shared classes with Lucy, and the Girls. They shared a neighborhood with me and Sandy. So, they were all making it a point to come out on the balconies, or hang out the windows to talk. Some would come over, and climb up to the roof to give goodbye hugs, exchange contact info, etc. The kids did not ever seem to act like naked was at all unusual, and this completely baffled their parents. Some of the kids would bring their little brother or sister, just so they could get a close-up view of such a thrill. (Imagine what those little kids would tell all their friends they saw at the college!) A few of the parents came over with their kids, because they knew Lucy, or the other girls. Those parents did not react, and were perfectly calm. Lucy’s Dad observed all of this, and was beginning to understand what it was all about.

The Sorority Girls had not come outside yet, so as to not intrude on our “private” naked party. Once they saw all the other kids coming up to say goodbye, they figured it was safe, and not intruding. As the girls opened their balcony doors, and came outside, it became clear why we saw others besides just the girls. Not only were there the usual Sorority Girls, but it was clear they all had their families with them, too! The Sorority Girls all greeted us, like they normally would, not even blinking at the fact that there was a naked party up here, or at all embarrassed for their families to be seen naked with them, nor for their families to see our lifestyle. It was not at all unusual for us to see some of these girls naked, but what was unusual was that it was not just them. As more people emerged from within the house, it became clear that they had planned their own naked day, too! They quickly explained how they had planned a formal, end-of-year dinner and dance for this evening. This event was for the entire Sorority, their families, and some alumni. They told us many of their boyfriends were attending the formal event, but were not allowed during the casual family afternoon time. The formal event was scheduled to begin at 4 in the afternoon. Some of the girls, and their families needed to come early to set-up, and prepare for the event. The girls had told their families about how free and comfortable our neighborhood was, and many had visited, seeing it for themselves. Many of the families, especially the younger brothers and sisters, had expressed interest in being able to have a naked day before the big event. Everyone involved thought it was a wonderful idea, and since their balcony is mostly secluded, only being visible from our roof, or our own balconies, it seemed like a perfect opportunity for everyone who wished to be naked to do so in a safe environment. Their balcony was the same height as our roof, and only about 15-20 feet away. Of course the girls all laughed when they arrived today, and saw we had made pretty much the same plans, thinking they would not be home today.

They had not planned on seeing us up on our roof, since we usually only were up there after dark. That only made them hesitate a moment, though. Anyone who had wanted to get naked had already done so, just had not come outside yet. They told us how they planned a day of sun, BBQ-ing, and relaxing before they all had to get fancied-up for the big event tonight. They all figured they could be naked, enjoy the sun, get sweaty, and then go shower before getting dressed-up. Today was about celebration. Then after the dinner/dance was over, some of the families would stay the night, some would go to hotel rooms. Then in the morning, they all would gather again, have breakfast, then move out all at once.

It was already clear that anyone who associated with The Sorority Girls knew how to behave, and were not a threat in any way. None of The Girls’ Dads, or older brothers got naked, but they also knew how to behave, and were nice, polite, and respectful. The Dads were not at all shy about being around naked people, and did not look awkward, or uncomfortable. This told me they had been used to seeing their daughters naked socially before this day. The older brothers were funny, though. None of them looked comfortable when their naked younger sister, or their naked mom happened to be near them. They seemed quite alright around any of the naked young ladies who were not related to them, but just not with their own relatives. Some of the Moms got naked, and looked like they had just discovered a freedom they never knew existed! Some of the Alumni were eager to join in the naked freedom, and some were not so comfortable. The resident house-moms also freely got naked, but this was nothing new for them, as they often were naked with the girls during the rest of their time living here. Most of the younger brothers and sisters were happy, and eager to be naked! The ages of these ranged from toddlers all the way to high school. For some of these kids, it appeared it was their first time being naked around mixed-company, and you could see how liberating it was for them, and how it did not take long to forget they were naked.  For some of the young teens, you could see it was a bit more awkward, and it took them a while to know how to react, and interact with others while they were naked. (Of course, the youngest ones had that eternal grin, at both the idea of being allowed to run naked, AND at seeing the older people naked, too!) The Sorority Girls looked very pleased at how comfortable, and happy everyone was!

Of course, The Sorority Girls knew all of us very well, and were quite familiar with our nakedness, and naked adventures. They never minded that we could see them from our balconies, and from when we were up on our roof at night. They were quite comfortable living their own lives naked, and never worried about closing their blinds, since other than our view, nobody else in the neighborhood could see their balcony or in their windows. They had, of course seen Sandy when she would sunbathe naked just inside her sliding door, and were totally respectful, knowing she did not desire the attention. Sandy knew they could see her, and never tried to hide from their view, knowing they were safe, and trusted. But, today, since they had seen part of the shaving and could only guess at what they could not see behind the sheets, They all came to the close-edge of their balcony, and asked Sandy to come closer to them. She was still not comfortable going close to the edge, so she asked if I would hold her. I happily did. She walked cautiously, with me holding her, and when she was about five-feet from the edge, she decided that was close enough for her. The girls understood this, too, and congratulated her on her progress. She beamed with pride. She knew these girls were genuine, caring, and loving! They all congratulated her on her new outfit. At this, she had me let go of her, and she twirled for them (although it was clear she was twirling equally for herself, too!) Then she had me hold her again. They cheered! They hinted that when she twirled they caught a glimpse under her skirt, and asked if she would be willing to show them what I had done behind those sheets. Without missing a beat, she eagerly lifted her skirt, and I let go of her again, knowing she would want to twirl again. She was giggling, and laughing, lifting her skirt, and twirling for everyone to see her newly shaved body. The girls cheered, and encouraged her. Of course their families were not quite sure what all of this was about, but left it alone without making a big deal out of it. Everyone was happy, comfortable, and enjoying such a wonderful day!
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I chose this place to break off this writing, to be continued in a third-part of this Wonderful Naked-on-the Roof for Memorial Day. The events of this day are too many to include in just one writing, but are such an important part of how they all lined-up to make this The Absolute Most Wonderful Memorial Day Ever! Rest assured, that soon I will post the third part, and hopefully I won’t make you wait too long to see what happened.  Meanwhile, I am honored that you are interested enough in what makes my life so wonderful, and the events that have helped make me who I am. I express my life and the events that have happened solely for the purpose of finally getting it all written-down. In many ways, I do it as therapy for myself. Often because of other events that are happening in my world, taking myself back to a happier place, and at the same time opening-up myself to anyone who wishes to possibly understand me a little better. If my writings in any way reach someone, or help another to understand life better, then the fact that it is available, I am honored to have been able to help.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Get Naked on The Roof for Memorial Day!


It’s Memorial Weekend… Get Naked on the roof!

(Don’t Most People Sunbathe Naked with their neighbors on a Rooftop on Memorial Day?) ~=:-)

Memorial Day Weekend stirs many memories, feelings, and moods. It has so many meanings for so many different reasons. Aside from the Actual meaning, and the reason for this American Holiday, it has seemingly taken on more of a celebration long weekend. It has become the unofficial “Beginning of Summer”. It has become a time for Travel, Sunshine, Vacations,  BBQ’s, Family Gatherings, or any number of other things people can celebrate on a three-day weekend. (And I am in no way attempting to gloss-over the significance, and meaning of this day. There are plenty of things written about that, and you are welcome to seek them out at your leisure. This happens to be about My Life, and some of the important events which have made me who I am.)

As each person makes plans, they often are reminded of some wonderful events in their own lives that have special meaning associated with this Holiday. I would be surprised if this Holiday had memories of sunbathing naked on a rooftop with their neighbors for most people in The U.S.

Yes, I happen to be one of those who just the mention of Memorial Day makes me smile, and wish I was still living in Virginia… and Naked on the rooftop!

As memorial weekend arrives, I am reminded of the time a several neighbors and I decided to sunbathe naked on the roof of our apartment building… And all the wonderful events that happened as a result.
This happened in May of 2006. I arrived in Charlottesville, Virginia in September of 2005. It is a long story, but I pretty much just ran away from life as I had known it in Oregon. I was on a path of destruction, and simultaneously, a path of re-discovering who I am, and re-learning how to live. I had gone down an incredibly rough, and horrific road of life that caused the conflicts of trying to be who I really am to clash brutally with who I had pretended to be for so many years. After 24 years of hiding and not wanting anybody to ever see me naked, I finally reached a point where I came out again as the true nudist I was. I was a happy nudist until the age of twelve. Then I had to go into hiding. I lived a life of being a secret nudist until I was 36. That was when I finally came out again. (You can read more about “My Coming out of the (Naked) Closet” Here:) http://enterwithanopenmindorclosedeyes.blogspot.com/2011/09/coming-out-of-naked-closet.html 

After a not-so-healthy path of many attempted suicides, and other destructive behavior (yes, even compared to suicide, I managed to come up with other destructions in my life… I am creative, what can I say) J But along the way, I somehow managed to discover more of what was actually positive, healthy, and made me feel alive, free, and safe! (And, Yes… I do see the irony in the fact that while trying to kill myself, I also learned more about how to live! Ya talk about a conflict in the mind, heart and soul… well, welcome to my life!)

Part of coming to accept who I was, meant facing it head-on, never denying it, and never being ashamed of it. I had to learn that for others to accept me, I also had to accept myself. I also had to learn that I would not please everyone. I had to understand that there would be risks, and often many who had been close to me would not welcome who I really was. People are funny about how they view nakedness. Some people can never accept another human simply naked, and will decide that they wish to no longer associate with you. Many people will say they accept it, but they are still very uncomfortable, and often not willing to say so, since they know how important it is to you. And, there are those who never even blink twice, or seem to notice you are naked. To these people, naked is safe, comfortable, and a normal occurrence.

In the path of discovering who I really was, and finding how to live my life in an acceptable, comfortable, safe existence meant searching deep, and taking a few risks. It also meant finding a place to live where this lifestyle would be accepted. I am not so sure I am the one who found my new home in Charlottesville, but rather, I believe it was found for me, and I was ‘led’ to it.

One day, I will write more in detail about my path of suicide attempts, and other destructions. (These, too, are not exactly easy to embrace, nor easy to put into words. Recently, though, I have found I am strong enough to actually talk again about these events in my life. )

How did I end up in Virginia? And more importantly, how did I end up at This Apartment building where I could get naked on the roof on Memorial Day? Well, the short, simple answer would be: “God.” Yup, I know, that is a short answer… but possibly not so simple. God is more complicated than anything you or I could ever wish to comprehend. I ended up in Charlottesville twice. The first time, I thought I was just passing through. The second time was because the Sheriff brought me back here.

When I knew I had exactly only 30-miles more I could travel in my car before I was completely out of gas, and had no more money to get any more gas, I looked at the map, and chose Charlottesville as the place I would abandon my car. I figured the mileage exactly, and as I parked in a parking garage, intent on abandoning the car, it was sputtering and just about to have not a drop of gas left. I chose to take the railroad tracks from there. In the next 24-hours, I managed to attempt suicide a dozen more times. Yes, attempt… as you can see, I did not succeed. God decided I was not yet allowed to die.  Also in that 24-hours I managed to hike over 40-miles. After the final suicide attempt, I was mad! I was mad and angry that I could not be allowed to die. But at the same time, I was mad and angry that I had allowed myself to get to that point. (And even though I am not going into extreme detail in this post about my attempts, do not assume they were feeble, mild attempts. The attempts I made are horrific, will chill you, and make you understand how mighty God Really is! THE ONLY REASON I Am STILL Alive is Because God would not Let Me Choose death.)  I knew instantly I had to drastically change my path, and break this pattern. I called the Sheriff to come get me.

I knew that by calling the Sheriff on myself meant I could be possibly locked-up, but I also knew it would be the sudden interruption to the path I was on. After The Sheriff talked with me a bit, He decided to take me back to Charlottesville. He took me to a lock-up ward of the Psychiatric hospital. I was there a total of only two nights, and one full day. (The events, tests, interviews, and interactions of what happened in those 36 hours are another whole story all in themselves.) They found housing for me at The Salvation Army Shelter. When they released me, I still wished I could die, and I never denied it. I made it very clear that I wanted to die, but knew I could not until God decided it was time for me to go. They thought it was very interesting how I was The Only person EVER to be released while still professing to want to die. I will not deny that, even to this day, almost 7-years later. But I knew then, and I know now, it is not something I can choose to make happen. I fully understood how much they might lock me up for eternity for these views. But they also saw the logic in my understanding. They knew as well as I did that I would not attempt to kill myself again. I would just wait until God decided it was time.

For those short 36-hours I was in the Psych ward, I was open and not at all hiding my naked lifestyle. (Yes, I had to be somewhat modest depending on others I was near in the ward.) But I also was allowed to be myself, too. I knew I had found how I needed to live, if even in a Psych Ward, they did not try to talk me out of my views, or make me hide who I was. When they sent me to The Salvation Army, I had to keep this part of who I was mostly hidden. Actually, while there, it proved to be a less-than-safe environment, so I had to just survive. I knew it would be temporary. I got a job immediately, and a coworker needed a roommate, so he invited me to move from The Shelter to live with him and his wife. At their home, I could be myself. They did not mind if I was naked. But I was still a bit unsure about my new home, and the surroundings, so I did not allow myself to be freely naked all the time. I did not worry, or try to determine if it was safe, or not. I just simply went about life without trying to make it so I could be naked, and found that when I was, it was no big deal. After a couple of months, I managed to get my own apartment. That was the freedom I needed! (Every step in the process of getting my own apartment was obviously needed, and an important part in finding where I needed to be.)
(I write in detail about this apartment and the beginnings of my freedom in this blog): “Oops! I Forgot to Put Clothes On!”   http://enterwithanopenmindorclosedeyes.blogspot.com/2011/12/oops-i-forgot-to-put-clothes-on.html 

I got that apartment in October of 2005. By the time May, and Memorial Day of 2006 came around, the entire neighborhood was quite used to naked activity. The owners, and maintenance people were also used to seeing me naked, and nobody ever cared. At first, there was only one other tenant living in the building. She was 42, and her name was Sandy. (I was 38, so we were similar in age.) Sandy and I became great friends almost immediately. (She said she had a boyfriend, but he was in jail, and even once he got out, it could be months before he decided to come visit her. I gathered he was a jerk, and she was better-off while he was not around.) Prior to meeting me, she had never found a male she could trust, or feel comfortable and safe around. Needless to say, she also had huge issues with naked, due to how most men behaved. But upon meeting me, she found comfort in both. From the very first time she met me, we felt comfortable and safe around each other. She never cared that I was naked, but she would not hang-out naked herself. A few weeks after I moved in, another tenant moved in. Lucy was a 22-year old college girl, an artist, and studying architecture. When Lucy moved in, she also met me while I was naked, and was totally excited to find another who was openly naked, and not ashamed. Her boyfriend did not understand the naked lifestyle, but he did not complain either.

Charlottesville was a college town, and my apartment building was located smack in the middle of campus. The block I lived-in was quite a mix of housing, varying from dorms, to frat houses, to sorority houses, to apartments, and even regular houses. Among these were also some of the buildings which had classrooms in them. We also had small businesses, and administration offices scattered throughout the neighborhood. It was hardly a secluded area, nor was it only one type of person who lived here. While it was a college-town, and had many building which were strictly student-housing, there were also places where anyone could rent. It was a wonderful mix of every race, religion, age, gender, and culture. It was also a very comfortable, accepting, and safe neighborhood. The area was patrolled by both The University police, And the city police regularly. As long as nobody harmed another, you could pretty much do as you pleased, and the police never worried about it. Simply naked was not at all illegal, and even when the police would come by, they would wave, smile, and sometimes chat. They liked to get to know the neighborhood, and were not there to harass anyone, just uphold the law.

This neighborhood was a hilly-section of town, so almost every building overlooked another nearby. My building was a three-story building, with a flat roof. On one side was a Frat house. On the other side was a Sorority house. In front was a University Arts building. In back were assorted student-dorm apartments, regular apartments, and assorted old houses converted into varying student housing, or shared housing by non students. Most of the buildings had balconies, porches, and windows which happened to be either close to another building, or overlooked one below them on the hill. Most of the surrounding common areas were easily visible from almost any building in the neighborhood. Needless to say, it was hardly a place with secluded privacy. But in a place where acceptance and comfort were welcomed, nobody really worried about who could see them when they were doing something outdoors, or in view of an open window.
Shortly after moving in, I discovered there was a fold-down stairway that led to the roof of my apartment building. The roof was flat, and other than a couple of Air conditioner units, and vent-pipes, it was wide-open. It was literally wide-open! It was flat to the edge. There were no rails, walls, or even ridges. It was simply a flat, wide-open area forty feet above the ground! To my mind, this meant it was The Perfect Place to relax, escape the world below, and just have a peaceful place. But I also knew that the owners, and maintenance people would not like tenants to be up there. (There would be too many safety risks, or liability issues which by law, they could not knowingly allow to happen.) But since the fold-down stairs were not locked, and they were in a public stairwell, and easily accessed by anyone who happened to be able to reach the handle that was ten feet above the floor, I decided I was allowed to go up there. There also were no signs stating to keep off the roof. And I double checked my contract, too. Nowhere in the rental contract did it state we could not go up on the roof. I just would make sure I went up only late at night, or on the weekends when I knew they would not likely show up at the building.

This fold-down staircase was located literally above, and in front of Sandy’s door. That is how I discovered it. While visiting Sandy one day, I asked what that was. She had lived there for many years, but had never noticed it. I jumped-up, and pulled the handle, and the stairs folded down. I had discovered a hidden passage!! The stairs were rickety, and only came to about five feet from the floor, so they were hardly safe, or sturdy. I was able to climb up onto them, and then go up, lift off the covering of the stairwell, and explore the roof. Sandy was not keen on heights, but she was curious. There was no way she could get up there, though, so I went downstairs and got my ladder so she could at least reach the stairs. I helped her cautiously climb up, and she was excited to peer over the edge of the opening onto the roof, but would not leave the stairs to actually go all the way up. I helped her back down, then went up again. It was November, and cold out, so I was not naked at first.

After exploring the entire roof, and loving how wonderful it was, I told Sandy I needed to do a naked dance. She told me to wait, cuz she needed to watch! (She never joined me in hanging out naked, but enjoyed the joy I found in it. She never made me uncomfortable, either… in fact it was just the opposite! She made me very comfortable when she was around and I was naked!) She was just beginning to allow herself to actually not hate seeing somebody naked, and wanting to explore this newfound freedom. I understood how much it meant for her to share in my naked joy. I went back to assist her in getting up to the stairs again, but she had decided that since it was so important for me to do a naked dance, that she found the courage to get up there all by herself! She still would not get all the way up on the roof, but got herself up to the opening where she could watch! I looked around to see if it was safe to strip. (meaning if I would be seen, or if I would freak anybody out) Ha! This roof was way more visible than the parking lot was where I made my first (and accidental!) naked debut outside in this neighborhood! Every balcony, window, porch, or doorway in this neighborhood overlooked this roof! This roof was totally visible from the dorms located just down the hill, and even visible to anyone on the street out front. It was safe to say that this was the absolute least private place on the entire block! I noticed several people were already watching what I was up to. But since I had already met my neighbors about a week before when I accidentally went to the dumpster naked (see the above mentioned blog for the details on that!), I decided I was free to be me! I stripped, and danced across that entire roof! Sandy was howling with delight, several neighbors were taking pictures, the sorority girls had gathered on their balcony, and even people walking by had stopped to smile. I was thrilled that I could dance naked under the stars, be free, safe, and not have a worry in the entire world! (except perhaps frostbite, and frozen bits…) It was so exhilarating, I gathered my clothes from the pile on the roof, and tossed them over the edge. They would be down on the ground by my own apartment once I went back down. I had found an incredible secret (yet hardly secret) place of escape! I just marveled at how free it was up there. The frigid cold night air was invigorating. As I took it all in, and watched the world below, I was taken back to when I was twelve, and that very last night as a kid at my Gramma’s house, naked up in the tree, watching the world below. (You can read about that in this blog “Surprise! Your Family Moved Out of State While you were at camp!”):  http://enterwithanopenmindorclosedeyes.blogspot.com/2011/09/surprise-your-family-moved-out-of-state.html 

After a while naked on the roof, I finally came back to the present time, and decided it was really cold, so I went down. Sandy and I went into her apartment for a bit. We enjoyed each other’s company, and often did not want to go our separate ways. She could see how cold I had gotten, so offered for me to take a hot shower. This, too was not uncommon for us. She enjoyed coming and talking to me while I showered in my own apartment. But this was the first time I had showered in hers. It felt wonderful to have gotten naked, danced on the cold rooftop, then get cozy-warm again in her hot shower.  She told me how wonderful it was to watch me find freedom, escape the daily world, and not have any shame, fear, or feel the need to hide who I was.  She told me, and I saw the freedom in her own eyes, too how much it meant for her to allow herself to be near a naked man, and not freak-out. She told me some of how the neighbors reacted, and how positive they all were about seeing me up there too! In this neighborhood, I had discovered people really accepted others. I had found my place.

I made it a point to go up on the roof as much as possible without getting myself in trouble. I never really tried to keep it a secret, just was cautious about over-doing it. It was always a treat when I could go up, but being that it was winter, it was not often a priority. Winter in Virginia was definitely prohibitive in nudity for prolonged periods outdoors. Using the roof seemed more of a sunny, warm kind of thing.

When Lucy had moved in, she and I connected immediately, too. She first met me while I was painting my apartment on a ladder while naked. Since the door was open, and she was an artist, she was intrigued by the colors she saw inside. She could hear me singing happily along to my music, and felt it was perfectly acceptable to just walk on in. She was correct. She had just started moving in the day before, and was bringing more stuff this time. Only after talking for a bit, getting to know one another, did I ask her if she minded that I was naked. She laughed and said she was actually really happy to discover both an artist, and a naked one at that living in her new building. She stayed a while, and we chatted, getting to know more about each other. I continued painting, and she was excited to watch some of my technique. I asked if she was hungry, since I was about to order a pizza. She was more than eager to accept some free pizza! (She was totally the image of a starving artist/ college student trying to make it on her own!... well, mentally, and financially she was a starving artist. Her body clearly was not anorexic, nor unhealthy.) She went back upstairs, to start settling in to her new apartment.

By now, the pizza delivery people were very used to seeing me naked. I worked for Dominos, and ordered from Dominos, so these delivery people were coworkers, and quite familiar with who I was. After the pizza arrived, I took it upstairs, still totally naked, to her apartment. She cautiously opened the door, and peeked around it. Then, noticing it was me, opened it fully to show me why she had hidden behind the door. She, too had stripped completely naked, and was not quite sure of the feel of the neighborhood yet. She had told me in light conversation downstairs that she was happy to have her own place so she could enjoy being naked whenever she wanted without worrying about family, or uptight roommates. I was not totally surprised to see her naked, but I was a bit. I had gotten used to others seeing me, and building my own comfort, confidence, and security, but I had not yet had many that would also be naked around me. Knowing that she had gotten naked specifically for my visit told me right away she was also as comfortable, safe, and free as I was. It was clear she cherished her naked time, and was happy to have this opportunity to strip, and get a feel for the neighborhood. She still looked a bit nervous, and I was not quite sure why. After she closed the door, I told her she would be safe, and comfortable in this neighborhood completely naked. She commented that it must be safe, since I could get pizza delivered while naked! I told her it was only Sandy, Myself, and now Her as tenants, so we pretty much got to establish the way the place was. I also told her the owners, and maintenance people, and even the mail lady were comfortable with my nakedness. That seemed to put her at ease, a bit, but she still had a bit of a nervous edge, and I could tell there was more bugging her, but could not place it yet.

Lucy did not have much in the way of furnishings, and had no table, or chairs. I told her that was fine, and noted my apartment did not either. She was happy that I was not expecting full furnishings. But I was totally excited that she had a full-sized cow-skin rug on her floor! It was truly the hide of an entire black-and-white cow! We decided to sit on the cow to have our pizza! This time, I was the one a bit nervous… she was used to, and comfortable being naked on her cow. I had never before had my bare skin on the fur of an animal! She giggled at my new-found joy. It was then that she revealed why she was herself so nervous: She loved to be naked, but was used to people staring, ogling and looking at her body in a way that made her uncomfortable. She took a big risk in stripping for me on the first day we met. She said she could tell I was safe, but not so sure I would not react to her body when I saw it naked. In those few minutes before I came up with the pizza, she said she had stripped, then gotten dressed, and then stripped again, just as I came to her door. She was indecisive if she really wanted to have me see her naked so soon. Since she happened to have just stripped again as I showed-up, she decided to "go for it", and take the risk. She told me that she was pleasantly surprised to see that I never stared at her, or ogled her. It did not take long before we became close friends, also! I told Lucy about the roof, but since it was mid-day during a weekday when owners and maintenance people tended to come around, I did not show her how to get up there yet. I did take her upstairs to meet Sandy, though. She was not sure about going up to meet her while naked, but trusted I would not lead her into trouble.  Sandy did not even flinch when she opened the door to see Lucy and Me both naked. I told her I wanted to introduce our new neighbor. Lucy was a bit nervous, but Sandy put her at ease immediately. We all stayed and chatted a bit in Sandy’s apartment, then each went home to tend to our own homes, and the projects at hand.

In no time, I had shown Lucy how to get up to the roof, too! She already knew all the girls in the Sorority House, and having them see her naked up there was no surprise to them either.She enjoyed it as much as I did, but we both understood we needed to not over-use it, for fear of losing the privilege. For many months, the three of us were the only tenants in the building. The building had 9 units, so there was always the expectation we would have more neighbors. But, meanwhile we had established seniority, and anybody that came in would know that nudity was the normal, not the exception. Sandy totally accepted My and Lucy’s freedom.

Lucy’s boyfriend was not terribly thrilled about the naked lifestyle. She had told me this the very first time we met, while eating the pizza on the cow. He never minded when she was naked, but of course he saw it as something completely different than just simply naked. (And, yes, Lucy was what most would consider a ‘hottie’. She was a healthy, attractive 22 year old, and even with clothes on, she would make most guys, and many gals stare. When she was without clothes, she would be considered a knock-out. I seldom, if ever, comment about the physical attributes of a person’s body. But with her, this was a handicap that made it even harder for her to be comfortably naked. This is what she referred to that first day while we ate pizza naked on her cow-skin rug, and was pleasantly surprised I did not treat her that way. Most people just have to learn to accept all the “so-called imperfections” they see on the human body to allow themselves to be naked, or to see another naked. With her, the reaction most people gave was of absolute admiration, and wanting to see more of her “supposed perfection”. Most humans have to be willing to allow others to see the wrinkles, sags, bulges, funny veins, or lopsided and uneven parts. She had to accept that they would stare at her, because she did not have any of the “normal imperfections”. Most people quickly get bored of seeing the naked human body, once they realize there is nothing that is so exciting they need to stare. But with Lucy, most would find themselves staring in Awe, instead of mild disgust, or amusement.) She was not fond of the attention directed toward her physical body. She was just like me in this aspect. Some people go naked for the sole purpose of getting attention, and to have others see them. Those people are exhibitionists, not nudists, or naturists. That is the exact opposite of what naked freedom is all about for a true nudist, or naturist~someone who just enjoys the freedom of no clothes, acceptance, safety, comfort, and just overall loves people for who they are, not what they look like. An exhibitionist is usually illegal. A Naturist, or Nudist is seldom illegal. Yes, there is a huge difference. In most laws regarding nudity, for it to be illegal, it must be Lewd, Obscene, or both. Exhibitionism, or doing things to attract attention to the naked body usually falls under one or both of those categories. A Nudist, or naturist is not interested in attracting attention for being naked, they are simply just naked.

But Lucy’s boyfriend was definitely the type who loved to have her naked simply because he could ogle her. For this same reason, he had a hard time ever seeing anybody else naked, and especially having another person see Lucy naked. To him, naked meant sexual stimulation. Neither Lucy nor I saw it this way, and that is why we could enjoy the freedom comfortably. She made sure to tell him about her new neighbors right away, and she was surprised that he seemed to approve. He told her he also wanted to meet both Sandy and Me. So the first time he came over when I was home, he took it upon himself to knock on my door. I answered it naked, of course. He did not flinch. He put his hand out to shake mine, and introduced himself. I was surprised how comfortable he was, after what I’d been told. He made it clear he was happy for such good neighbors for Lucy, and glad she had a place she could be herself.  He then asked if I would take him upstairs to meet Sandy, too. I said, we should stop and get Lucy as we go upstairs. He agreed. Lucy was totally naked, and agreed to come upstairs with us. He was intrigued at watching how we behaved together. Once meeting Sandy, and seeing how she behaved with us, too, he told all of us how we definitely treated naked differently than he was used-to. On the way back down the stairs, we passed the maintenance man.  Lucy’s boyfriend was amazed to watch that he greeted each of us, and looked in our eyes, instead of at her breasts. He told all of us how comfortable it was, instead of awkward, sexual, or in any way like there was anything but genuine care , concern, and neighborly friendliness. He was always comfortable around either Me, or Lucy when we were naked, but would never dare go naked himself.

Throughout the winter, we would be naked in each other’s apartments, in our own apartments, and often be seen going to the dumpster naked, too.  We went to the roof occasionally for an evening, but only occasionally. (Sandy still would only poke her head up, but remain on the stairs.) We all three helped paint and make our homes creative, bright, and cheerful. Most of the time, Lucy and I were always naked, and Sandy kept her clothes on. She had started to relax, and not worry so much in her own apartment, but always made sure she was fully clothed outside her own apartment. She would not worry if she had to change clothes or we walked in while she was showering. She even got to the point where she would walk naked from the shower to the bedroom without covering. We all three were comfortable, and just came and went from each others’ apartments. We never felt the need to knock, and our doors were always unlocked when we were home. We knew better, though if Lucy’s boyfriend happened to be over. (We saw his car in the parking lot, and would not just walk-into her apartment.) But that was the only time. In no time, we had the entire entry, stairwell, and mailbox area painted colorful, fun, inviting, and friendly.

On the day we were painting Sandy’s front door, and the surrounding hallway, she surprised us by coming out of her bedroom with only underpants on! She had started the day in full pants, and long sleeve shirt. Even though she came out wearing only underwear, she was still making sure to cover her front region with both hands. We tried not to look surprised, but we could not help it. Her grin also told how surprised she was at herself! She told us she felt brave today, and wanted to experience what we experience! (It was clear why she was still covering herself with her hands. She was not the type to ever worry about shaving any of her body hair, and now standing there in only panties, her hair was wildly obvious, and she was self-conscious about how the panties did not cover it. I found it to be surprisingly attractive, wild, and inviting to look at. She even had hairier legs than many men. Her navel was hairy, so was her belly, and she even had hair on her chest, and many long hairs on her nipples. She was not ugly, and unattractive, she simply never was the type to worry about body hair grooming. I did not want to make her uncomfortable, though. Even though she had not minded us seeing her natural and naked when dressing, or going from the shower to get dressed, Now that she was wearing only underwear, it was sticking out, and she was self-conscious of it.) We asked about the underwear-only, though. She grinned, and said she was not quite ready to be outside her apartment completely naked! We could tell from the way she felt she needed to hide her body hair, that this was an incredibly huge leap for her. She totally trusted us, and was willing to allow us to see her areas she would never allow another to see. She was not the type to ever wear a bra. She was small-breasted, and not ever concerned about the needed hassle of a bra, so going braless was not so much an issue… she simply just removed her shirt. 
While these are not the same
panties, they are close
enough. These have pink pigs
instead of purple smileys.
Either way, they make me smile! :)
(And I would bet she bought brand new underwear just for this occasion! They were bright yellow panties with purple smileys on them.) She was the type to never buy new clothes…ever! But this pair of underwear were definitely new! I complimented her on her choice of underpants, and she beamed with pride, and told me she knew I would like them! She eventually forgot to attempt to hide her hair that was sticking out, and knew we were safe, and it did not matter. She had a ball painting that day, and only ran inside once when she heard the stairway door open then close below us. (It was the mail lady.) She came back out when she was sure the coast was clear. By the end of that day, her bright yellow with purple smileys underwear were covered in many other colors of paint… as was usual when we were painting. (Except it was not our underwear covered in paint, since we were naked.) She did not mind at all, and was thrilled to have done it! She insisted she loved the freedom, and could understand what we saw in doing it every day… but she never did that again. She still would not mind being naked occasionally inside her own apartment, but still very reserved, guarded, and cautious about anybody else possibly seeing any of her body. She made it a point to always put clothes on, and not linger too long naked, or in just underwear. We were thrilled that she felt comfortable enough, and got the courage to do it mostly naked the first time!

The owners loved how we made the place feel with all the paint, colors, and cheer. It did not take long to get all the units filled-up when it was so cheerful, instead of looking deserted.  Some of the new neighbors found it humorous how we enjoyed our naked freedom. Even though most of them never joined us in our naked lifestyle, (until Memorial Day), there was one who did. The rest were content to just allow us to do our own thing, but also did not shun us. The one who did happily come and get naked in my home, was the one we least expected to ever be socially naked. Her name was Jill, and she was quite possibly the shyest person I had ever met. But for whatever reasons, she felt very welcome, and comfortable in my home. Sandy and Lucy also openly welcomed her. She moved into our building in March. I will tell more about her later. Most of the neighbors were happy to live there, and were friendly, caring neighbors. Of course, there were some who once they moved-in would complain to the owners about us being naked. The owners would tell them that “The naked people were the ones willing to move-in, paint it, make it cheerful, and help get others to move here, while it still looked rundown and deserted. The naked people are what made it so you would want to live here. The naked people can remain naked.”  Only one person moved out because of us.

Sandy’s “boyfriend” showed up one time. I knew it was him without ever having met him. He parked almost at my front door, and when he looked inside, he saw me naked. He stopped, and yelled at me “What are you doing!? My Girlfriend lives here!” He was drunk, and totally could not believe the possibility of “His Girlfriend” seeing the human body naked. I just smiled, walked to the door, stuck out my hand and introduced myself. He would not shake my hand. Sandy was up on her balcony watching, and laughing. She smiled down at him and said, “Don’t you think I am old enough to decide for myself if I am allowed to see a naked person?”  He was not sure how to react to that. While he was away, she had gained confidence, and knew what she did and did not want in her life. He was mad at all the color, and cheer. He told her they were moving out. She informed him She was staying, and if he had decided to show up more than once every few months he might have had a say in it. He grabbed his things, and started loading them into his van. Lucy totally knew what her body did to most men, and this time used it for a great purpose. While he was loading the van he was also yelling at Sandy.  Lucy decided this was The Perfect time to take out her trash while naked. He was so distracted by Lucy, he totally forgot he was yelling at Sandy. He tripped with every step, and could barely function. He Stuffed his things in the van, and hurried to get out of the parking lot. Lucy made sure to walk up by the street as he went out the driveway. He was so distracted, he hit the power pole! We were all laughing hilariously. He only dented his fender, and broke the mirror, so he sped on away from our place. Sandy thanked us, and was smiling bigger than ever! Lucy said she felt like she had been soiled, and needed a shower.

As The Spring months came and the weather started getting warmer, it meant it was time to find a sunny spot, and soak up as much sun as possible! I did not get sun on my patio areas, since it was all under the carport awning. I had many times gone up and sunbathed on Sandy’s balcony. She lived on the third floor, so the balcony was visible from the street, and some of the neighbors if anybody chose to look up there. Sandy’s balcony also happened to be slightly lower, and ajacent to the balcony of The Sorority House next door. Most of the time, nobody looked high while going past. Sandy never sunned herself outside, but she would open her balcony door, and lay naked on the floor just inside the open door. There, the only people who could see her were The Sorority Girls, but they were very respectful, and never made her uncomfortable. (The Sorority Girls often enjoyed time on their own balcony, and inside their home naked. They, too never closed their blinds, and knew we were as safe and comfortable as they were towards us.The unique thing about The Sorority House was that We were the only ones who could see into their windows, or see what happened on their balcony, and they never felt the need to hide from us, just like we never hid from them.) Other than the girls, nobody could see her, and she could still get a bit of sun. She would not sun naked while I was out on her balcony, only when she was alone. Often, though, while I was sunning on her balcony, she had come and lay just inside the door in the now-painted, but otherwise yellow with purple smileys underwear. I knew this was special, and I cherished it. By this time, she had gotten comfortable with me seeing her in her underwear regularly. I loved that she still had all that wild untrimmed hair, but every time she saw me looking, she would get self-conscious, and attempt to hide it. She knew I was not interested in sex, and even understood why. To both of us, this was a good thing. That eliminated the possibility of any sexual tension. When she would see me looking at her wild, untrimmed hair, she would tease me and say I wanted to touch it. (She knew I wanted to, and also knew I would not because of how uncomfortable the topic made her. She also knew that to me, the hair was a topic in itself, and not in any way sexual, or connected to what it covered, she knew I was not interested in her vagina, only the hair that was wildly covering it.) When she would tease me, it was her way of lightening her own feeling about the hair. I told her she knew all too well how much I would love to touch it too, and how much I found it to be a good thing, but any mention of it made her uncomfortable. One time, she confessed how she hated that she did not know what to do with it, and how it had become the monster she would not deal with. She knew full well how comfortable I was with shaving, trimming, and helping others learn what level of comfort was good for them. When we talked about my hair, or others’ hair, she was comfortable with that, but when it came to her own body hair, the topic sent her mind spiraling. She often would talk to Lucy about the various ways she had trimmed herself up. (Lucy was very artistic in this area.) She was perfectly fine talking with either of us about our own hair, or lack of, but if the topic turned to herself, that was not good. One time I offered to help her with hers. She was not at all willing to entertain that possibility. So, we pretty much agreed to never bring up the topic of her body hair. She knew I admired it. I knew she hated it and was ashamed of it. Yet, she would still purposely make sure I could see it, and I knew to never say anything about it. When she knew I would be up there, she would purposely have on those painted yellow with purple smileys underwear. It was interesting how she was happy to show off that particular pair, and even proud to wear them for me, allowing her wild hair to be proudly displayed, yet pretend it was not there. All of her other underwear was tattered, worn, and had the possibility to crumble into shreds at any moment.

I had also found a couple of sunny spots in the parking lot that were semi-secluded, and if we parked our cars in the right places, were only visible from the balconies of our own apartments just above the parking places, and the balcony of The Sorority House. The girls in the Sorority House enjoyed when I used the parking lot, because their balcony looked down on our parking lot. They liked to pretend seeing me naked was no big deal, but they always found excuses to hang out on their balcony once I was sunning in the lot below. Many of them also parked their cars in our parking lot. (This was an arrangement the owners of our place came up with while our building was mostly empty. The Sorority girls liked the arrangement, and it gave them a safe place to park their cars where others could keep an eye on them, and it kept the cars off the street.) When I was sunning in the parking lot, many of them would find repeated excuses to have a need to go to the car for something. Even though they had no reason to walk right next to where I was, once they looked over their balcony, and saw me down there, they would suddenly find a reason to come and walk through right next to where I was, shyly looking, giggling, and walking back and forth many times. I did not mind, because they were not in any way mean, and I totally understand how fun that can be when done in a healthy way. I was actually glad they were gutsy enough to do what they desired, instead of hiding, lurking, or being sneaky. Often, Sandy would come and sit on her balcony and watch me sunning below. Once in a while, she would pour water on me from above. It was never a lot, or to be mean, just simple fun, and friendly. Occasionally, if someone paid attention, and peered through the bushes along the street, the parking lot sunny-spots were visible to anyone walking past. But most of the time, nobody looked down there. Or those who did were polite, and did not make a scene.

Lucy often sunbathed on her balcony, which was on the second floor, and just happened to be at the same level as the street. She found that she attracted way more attention than she found comfortable. This attention was from strangers, and people on the street, not from anyone in our apartments, or even from the neighbors. She was not comfortable with that kind of attention, and I don’t blame her. I used Lucy’s balcony a couple of times, also, just to see if people reacted to anybody on her balcony, or if it was just her. I got the same unwanted attention she had gotten! Sandy offered her balcony, and Lucy was not so sure she would not be harassed up there, too. I told her she would be safe up there. She reluctantly tried it, and was pleasantly surprised that nobody seemed to notice. (People rarely go out of their way to look up, when passing by.) Lucy also came to the places I had discovered in the parking lot, and did not like the feeling of “having to hide” for sunbathing. I also understood this feeling. Since it was not illegal, we should be able to sunbathe wherever we wanted without hassle. The trouble was the way some people in our society react toward naked.

Here is the field, with its wonderful architecture,
 seating and paths.
There was also an old soccer arena just down the hill from our building. It was pretty much an abandoned field with wonderful concrete ampitheater-style seating curved half-way around the field. I had gone down there many times to sunbathe, and never had a problem with anyone harassing me, or complaining. Sandy would often come down here and join me, but would not expose any of her body outside. She enjoyed the sunshine, and we enjoyed each other’s company. Sometimes, she would use my coming down here as an excuse to take her dog out to play. I would sun on the grass, and they would run around on the field. It was not exactly a private area, nor secluded. It was actually the exact opposite! It was visible to any and all from all sides. Around its high-rimmed perimeter, there was a walking path which connected several sections of The University. It was flanked on one side by the back side of many old homes, with rear-porches. Another side was flanked entirely by student dorms. The two sides with the concrete ampitheater seating, also had greek-style architecture, arches, pillars, and arched roofs over the top of the seating, and the walking path. Oddly enough, this entire field, and the seating area was a perfect place for sunbathing. The first couple of times I went down there, I was cautious, and chose semi-secluded areas. I quickly found out that nobody cared if I was naked down there. Even the campus police who patrolled it stopped and chatted, but never cared that I was naked. They would stop to chat, just out of standard practice to see who was around, and what they were up to. After a couple of times chatting with them, I asked if there was ever a problem with nudity here. They agreed with what I had already discovered. They stated that as long as a person was minding their own business, and not trying to attract attention, there would not be a problem out here.  I had also discovered this same freedom in this same spot when it had snowed in December. This was where I came to naked snow dance, and make nude-snow-angels. Others also came out and did the same thing, and nobody seemed to care that others were naked out here. (But I actually had figured it was just because of the “special” feeling created by the snow.)

I told Lucy about the freedom I had found down at the field, and she was skeptical, but willing to try it out and see if she got harassed. I went all the way out to the middle of the field, and chose my perfect sunny spot on the nice soft grass. (It sure beat the concrete of balconies, parking places, or the seating around the field!) She chose to be less visible for the first time, and just see how it went. She did not hide, but chose a spot closer to the wall, so she was only visible for some from across the field. I mentioned this was not exactly a secluded, hardly visible, or even seldom-used area. It was actually quite busy on this afternoon with many people coming and going. Many walked around the perimeter on the paths, but we found that many also cut across the field, too. A few people stopped and did a long glance at her, but nobody was rude, or in any way made her uncomfortable. A few did the same thing with me. (But more glanced longer at her.) The ones that looked, were looking more out of simple curiosity to see why a person was naked here, but not to stare, or ogle a naked person. The ones that took longer looks at her had a genuine look of appreciation as they gazed at her naked body. She saw this, too, and not once was she made to feel uncomfortable. A group of kids (I say kids, because to me, they were all kids, even though they were in college…and, yes Lucy was a kid in my eyes, too!) had come down to the field to play some games of Frisbee. It was a mixed group of guys and gals. They were not concerned that we were naked, but they were concerned that we might get hit with a Frisbee. We happily moved to a place where we would not block their game. This time, we both were in a much-more visible place, and actually right next to the other path on the far side. Not one single person harassed her. Everyone out here was neighborly, polite, friendly, accepting, and wonderful! We had been so comfortable, we decided to just walk up the hill to our apartments without putting on any clothes… just to see what happened.

Well, the short walk up the hill definitely was not pleasant. We attracted so many rude people! But that was also exactly what we needed for figuring out why people reacted to naked if in different locations. We discovered that if it was at plain-level, where they are seeing, without having to look, it seemed to attract all the wrong attention. It seemed they felt it was forced upon them, and they were forced to see the naked body. In a field, arena, on a higher balcony, or in a lower parking lot people going past had to make an effort to look in the direction of the naked person, and they seemed to decide they were the ones intruding, and would leave the naked person alone. When we walked up the hill naked from the arena, we managed to put the naked immediately in front of their view again, and this seemed to be the key. We discovered where people’s perception of naked was acceptable, and where they seemed to think it was forced upon them.
The arena experiment was a wonderful way to discover how, and where people would react to nakedness. (Ironically, just two blocks away, people were arrested every day for “streaking” across a main courtyard lawn. The difference was that in that courtyard, it was considered the ultimate “dare, challenge, initiation, or even hazing” to make someone run the length of it naked without getting busted. That courtyard also happened to be a major area of importance, and the only reason anybody went naked there was to get the attention. It was also considered a “privilege” if you happened to catch a glimpse of one of the streakers.) But down on the arena we were using, it was not even close to the same thing.

As spring warmed further, we often would go down to the arena for sunbathing. We also discovered we were not alone in this adventure. On the warmer days, it was not uncommon to see many naked, or partially naked sunning out here. As long as Lucy was not naked on her balcony or walking near the street, she never got harassed. We found it interesting that she could be naked inside her apartment with the blinds open, and nobody reacted, but if she was on her balcony, they did. We often talked about how wonderful it would be to try out the sunbathing up on the roof! (But we needed a time when no owners, or maintenance people were around.) I was usually off Mondays and Tuesdays. Going up on the roof on either of those days meant it was too risky. I never had a problem with pushing my boundaries just a wee-bit with the people I rented from, but I also was not willing to risk getting on their bad-side. We often would go up there in the late evening hours, but had not yet had the opportunity for sunbathing up there. There was also the factor of placing our nudity in plain-view of the University admin buildings nearby.

Well, Memorial Day just happens to fall on a Monday, and I was off work. Early in the morning, I got the idea that this would be the perfect day to spend an entire day up on the roof! It was supposed to be hot (close to 100 degrees), clear, and beautiful this day! I made some sandwiches, got my juices, and waters, snacks, gathered some towels, a book, my radio, even a pillow. I got my lotion, sunglasses, hat, and sandals. I got my knife, and a walking stick I needed to do some carving on. I got out my ladder, so nobody would have to scramble the first five feet. I was all set! I was going to go up on the roof early in the day, and stay up there all day long! I had gathered everything I would need, just like I was headed out hiking for the entire day. (You might wonder why I chose to stay home, instead of going hiking on such a perfect day? Simple! It was a holiday. That meant everyone would be out hiking. There would be no peace in the mountains. Normally, I could hike naked, and never have any problems with those I crossed paths with. But holidays tend to bring out a different crowd, and I know from experience that crowd is not the type of crowd that is safe, comfortable, or even the kind you would want to cross paths with… clothed, or not! The holiday hikers were usually the type who liked to be drunk, rowdy, and had no respect for nature, let alone other humans. They would invade an entire area in the mountains, and trash it, shoot guns, and destroy everything they came in contact with. These were not the type of people I enjoyed at all.)

But the type of people I Did enjoy happened to be at my home, and they were off today, too! For most of the University, the school year had ended already, so many of the students had done a mass-exit for Summer break. Some of the classes did not end yet, but they all were out for the long weekend, so even those who still had to stay another week or two, had gone elsewhere for the weekend. The Frat house next door was almost a ghost-residence! (There were only a couple of guys still there....but I would learn later in the day that they had a work-party planned.) I had thought The Sorority house on the other side had vacated, completely. (But would learn later in the day that they had an event for the families planned for later in the day.) The Arts building across the street was also now completely vacant for remodeling. (The remodeling project started about a month before Memorial day, but since today was a holiday, there were no workers on the scaffolding, or up on the roof over looking our roof. Construction workers as a whole are some of the most rude, ill-mannered people, and we knew being naked around them would not be fun.)  Many of the apartments behind us had already vacated. (But I would learn later in the day that this was the day many parents showed up with trucks to physically move out all their child’s belongings.) The dorm buildings down the street were mostly vacant.

It was a perfect time to play naked in the sunshine on the roof all day! (Or so I thought!) One of the biggest factors in finding a safe, comfortable environment, is not so much the absence of other people, but rather the security in knowing those that happen to be around are like-minded, and comfortable. The last thing a nudist wants is to be gawked-at, or looked at as if we were some sort of freak-show. It is not so much a problem to have the construction workers see us naked, as it is to know they are in a completely different frame of mind, and cannot see casual nakedness as just that. It is not a problem to have all the windows from the dorms overlooking the area we happen to be naked, but rather it is awkward to know you are on display for all the kids to stare at with mild humor, and to become a main-focus for hundreds of onlookers. It is not so much a problem to be naked where all the girls in The Sorority house can see you, but rather awkward when you are the only male, and clearly visible to the closest building, which happens to be an all-girl residence. For those who are not familiar with a nudists lifestyle, it would seem rather than just simply enjoying a sunny day while naked, in a normal-everyday lifestyle, those who see this would likely view the naked person as placing themselves on display to be seen by those nearby. Fortunately for me, all the girls in the sorority house already had gotten to know me, welcomed, and openly accepted my naked lifestyle. (Often, the girls at The Sorority house enjoyed naked time within their own home, and on their mostly secluded balcony.) The same was true with the dorm-residents, and almost anybody else who was a regular in this neighborhood. But, even still, having less people around made it even more perfect to be naked on That Memorial Day.
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For the continuation of this wonderful day, See this Blog: http://enterwithanopenmindorclosedeyes.blogspot.com/2012/06/get-naked-on-roof-part-ii.html

I decided to break this writing off here, and write the day’s events of Our Naked On The Roof Memorial Day as several more writings. This part covers the 7-months that led to this incredible day. The events that happened during this day will consist of several more writings, because there was so much that happened, and it is all very important for detailing how come this event was so wonderful, incredible, and makes me wish I were back in Virginia on Memorial Day!

Sometimes, the only thing that keeps me from sharing more of my life’s adventures is the time it takes to write it all down. (And I know if it takes me a while to write, It also takes you some time to read… I am thrilled that you care enough to learn what makes my life so special, but I also do not wish to take up your whole life with super-long writings.) As I get the rest of the events of That wonderful Memorial Day written, I will post them here.