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Late Night Walk With Bill

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Tropical Storm Bill came rolling through our little patch of paradise, bringing rain for a few days. After the wet winter and spring, the last thing we needed was even more rain.

I really didn’t understand what the fuss was about. But I helped my Dad pull his garlic out of the garden last weekend, and he asked me to help him out with cutting the grass before the storm hit. Riding the mower was fun, as it was the first time to do it by myself.

But when the bands of rain started, it began to hit me why Dad was so concerned about the yard. Water was everywhere. I had to wait and watch the rain bands so that I could time it just right to walk my dog. The poor thing is a princess, and doesn’t like to get wet. But we managed to get through all the rain without any accidents in the house.

Last night I waited to go to bed so I could walk her one last time. I kept sticking my head out the back door to check for the rain to let up. Finally there was a break in the weather and we were able to take our last walk for the night.

As I stepped off the back porch the warm breeze hit me. It felt different. I don’t know how to explain it. But the dog and I both could sense that this was not just a summer evening rain. It just felt different. It smelled different. And the steady wind showed us the power that it had. It was not a strong wind, but a steady stiff breeze that let me know we were lucky that Bill moved so fast and did not have time to get stronger.

But at the same time it felt wonderful to me. The warm, thick humid air wrapping around my body. My hair blowing in the wind. Maybe it was because we had been cooped up in the house for a few days, I don’t know. But I felt free, and wanted to feel the wind as long as I could.

After my princess did her “business”, I wanted to enjoy the breeze so we walked in the dark all the way across the back yard down to the pond. It was full of water…actually overflowing. I had to walk through puddles of water, and princess tried her best to avoid getting her feet too wet. Of course I was bare foot…and bare everything else also. So I really wasn’t worried about where I walked. Cleanup was going to easy. As I walked through the mud I knew all I had to do was hose off before I went in the house.

It started to sprinkle a little, and I knew we better head back to the house. And sure enough my dog just bolted for the back door, beating me to the porch. I slowly walked back to the house, taking my time so I could enjoy the light rain and the warm breeze. I went straight for our outdoor shower that is next to the pool, so I could spray off my muddy feet.

Then we went back into the house, and I locked the back door for the night. I walked into the kitchen and unrolled a few paper towels and just wiped the rain drops off my body, and threw the paper towels in the trash. And I thought what an easy cleanup that was…seems silly for people to put on boots and a raincoat. When your own skin is just naturally perfect the way it is.

I went to sleep thinking about how nice my late night walk with Bill was…I hope he enjoyed it as much as I did.

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Mowing Au Naturale

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Today was an interesting day…I cut grass today. I’ve done it before, but this was the first time I actually started the mower and cut the entire property without my Dads help. I feel like such a responsible young adult!

Last night my father came into my bedroom and asked if I could do him a favor. He said that with the storm brewing out in the gulf, we are expecting a lot of rain this week. And he asked if I would help him by cutting the grass while he was at work. I was so excited! I know that most teenage girls would roll their eyes if their fathers asked them to cut grass…but I like doing stuff outside, and I figured I could work on my tan while I mowed.

I woke up this morning and just kind of laid around in bed for a while letting the sheets flow across my skin. I just like the feeling in the morning of the sheets against my nakedness. If you haven’t tried sleeping nude, I highly recommend it. It is so much more comfortable than trying to sleep with clothes aggravatingly tugging on you all night long.

Anyway, I got out of bed and after putting in my contacts, walked in the kitchen for some breakfast. I then just lounged around the house until the morning dew burned off the grass. Which gave me plenty of time to load up on coffee so I could have energy for my busy day…lol.

I don’t like to use the weed eater, and Dad said not to worry about it, he would trim after he got home this evening (he doesn’t like how I do it anyway). So when the grass was dry I went to my bed room and thru on a pair of cutoff shorts and a tee shirt, and headed out of the house. I got on the zero turn mower and tried to remember how to start it. Dad showed me a few times, but he was always there to make sure I did it right. After a few attempts, I gave in and called him. He talked me thru it again and soon it was purring like a kitten!

I drove the mower down our drive way to the gate. I had to get off the mower and open the gate so I could mow down the road in front of our fence. Our driveway makes a bend a few feet after you pass our gate. So from the road you can see just a few feet of our driveway and then nothing but woods. So the house and entire yard is not visible from the road. I cut on both sides of the driveway until I got to the bend. Then I stopped the mower and shut the gate…all was good then.

I rode the mower straight to the house and turned it off. I walked into my bedroom and stripped off my clothes, and then got a giant glass of sweet tea. I walked back out to the mower butt naked, and put my tea in the cup holder. The only thing on my body was my sunglasses…I looked so cool! I started the mower again like a pro, and spun it around and started cutting the grass. As long as I stayed clear of the bend in our driveway, no one could see me. Our road gets so little traffic, I could have walked out in the middle of the road and stood for 30 minutes and no one would have driven by, or seen me at all…but I wanted to stay out of trouble.

It normally takes my Dad 4 hours to cut our yard (we have a big yard), but I would stop from time to time to refill my tea. Mom would tell me what a good job I was doing, and even came out to take some pictures of the big event. A couple of times I would stop and shower off the grass clippings that would stick to me when the wind would blow them on me…so it took most of the day to cut our lawn.

But it looked good when I finished, and I got to work on my tan in the process. And cutting grass without clothes on is fun! I had a great time and got pretty good at it by the time I was finished. Now I have something else to add to my list of things to do in the nude.

–Love

Suzie

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Playing In The Garden

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This afternoon I saw my Dad walking over to his garden area pushing a wheel barrow, so I took the bait and thought I might go see what the fuss was about. My sister and I had been swimming most of the day and working on our all over tan, so I took a good sip of my sweet tea that was next to my lounge chair and walked around the pool and headed out to our garden area back toward the pond.

Dad has always had a big vegetable garden and in recent years I have taken an interest in raising our own healthy organic food. So a couple of years ago I started my own little garden to grow some of my favorite veggies. With the help of my Dad I have four 4×8 raised beds that I can play mad scientist in. Dad gives me pointers from time to time, but mostly lets me learn as I go.

So when I saw him with the wheel barrow I thought something exciting might be happening in the garden. Although I know sometimes the sight of a wheel barrow might mean more work to do…I just couldn’t resist.

Dad explained to me that there is a storm forming in the gulf and we are expecting a lot of rain this coming week. I immediately though about how our pool time will be cut short this week, but tried not to seem too selfish and listened to what Dad had to say. He said he had to pull out the remaining and already waterlogged garlic that he has been trying to grow with all the rain we have had this spring and summer.

So never one to pass up a chance to dig in the dirt…I got down on my hands and knees and started pulling up garlic. Dad says your not working unless you heads down and you butt’s up…lol. We separated the different varieties so we can tell them apart after they have dried off. We didn’t use any tools to avoid damaging the bulbs. The dirt is so fluffy that all I had to do is stick my hand down under the bulbs and pull them out.

It was hot and we were both getting sweaty, and I had dirt from my elbows down. And the sweat turned it all to mud. The ground around our raised beds are still wet from our most recent shower, so my knees were muddy and wet. But the good part about digging in the garden without any clothes on, is the cleanup is a breeze! So with the harvest done and the wheel barrow full of fresh garlic, Dad pushed the bounty to the house so he could hang the garlic under our back porch to dry.

I went straight to the outdoor shower off to the side of our pool and showered off. The cool water felt good, but I ran over and dove into the pool to help give me a quick cool down. I asked my sister to bring me my sweet tea, and we both spent the rest of the afternoon floating around the pool.

As I lay there I thought about the bad weather coming, and how it might mess up our pool time this week. I also hoped it wouldn’t mess up anything in my little raised bed garden that I have worked so hard to grow. I like getting dirt on my hands and eating stuff I grow…just makes me happy. And it kind of gets boring just laying around, working on your tan. Gardening allows you to grow good food and work on your tan at the same time. So get out there and plant something!

–Love

Suzie

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I Am Happy Naked

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I am so glad summer is finally here. Lazy days, no school, and skinny dipping…I just spent the most wonderful naked day out by the pool. Being naked makes me so happy! The winter was so cold and the spring was so rainy, I hope I have many days like this one. Yaaay for summer!

 

–Love

Suzie