Vittorio Volpi

Enough is enough

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Reality is beyond imagination. After writing my last post (The right over our body) I went to the supermarket (500 m away). At the entrance, a corridor led me to a checkpoint where a security man measured fever to other customers by pointing a digital infrared thermometer on the forehead. That was the straw that … Read more

The right over our body

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This pandemic is changing our lives. And it’s a choice we wouldn’t want. First, because they didn’t ask us for anything, and with the mean of terror and sanctions, they have cornered us. But with this, they have revealed what “power” really is. The most major threat is the seizure of our bodies: 1) being … Read more

Sunday morning

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In a recent post of mine, I said that on the streets you could walk naked because there are no cars, there are no passers-by. Usually, on Sunday morning this road was very busy: cars, cyclists, people taking a walk, families enjoying the day off. This morning the road in front of my house looked … Read more

Health-giving nature

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These are great days! There is a silence that seems to have dilated perception; there is no longer the background noise of traffic. Everyone is retired indoors, while their health is outside, in the open air, breathing oxygen, moving around, feeling the warmth of the sun after winter. Nature is a healer, it has no … Read more

I don’t want to believe

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This morning at 7 a.m., leaving for my usual tour, I read a notice that even the children’s playground was closed. I don’t know if the situation is *really* serious or if it’s getting worse under any pretext. The only defensive weapon I have is to ignore the news, don’t scare by myself, don’t feel … Read more

Povera Italia – Report from a ghost country

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Lombardy and Veneto, the two regions most affected by the flu, are in an emergency situation, almost a health curfew. Schools, libraries, cinemas and museums are closed, as are restaurants, concert-hall, no lectures (this is the third week and will last at least until April 3). Masses are celebrated behind closed doors, at funerals (and … Read more

A landscape

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An oak tree, a vineyard, an olive grove, the white flowers of the shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris), and then the peat bog, the lake, the island in the middle, Mount Guglielmo and on the right the monastery of St. Peter in Lamosa (= by the Swamp) … the clean air of a windy day, the … Read more

Skinny-dipping in post-war Italy

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I am reading “Croniche epifaniche” by the Italian songwriter Francesco Guccini (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Guccini – born 1940). In this autobiographical book, he describes his childhood spent by his grandparents in the small town of Pàvana (in the province of Pistoia – N44°7’21”, E11°0’6″). The language is a mixture of popular Italian and dialect, not easy to read … Read more

Bees and a blossoming cherry tree

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A blossoming cherry tree in this early spring: the first I saw this year – in competition with almond trees. Even the bees, with the midday sun, awoke and are at work. Is it all just heat, just chemistry, stimulus-response, action-reaction? Ah, how poor our words sound! Just as clothes are a means to convey … Read more

When other see me naked

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On the subject «if you dare they don’t care». Towards the end of November it rained a lot, the path was filled with water. The strange fact, together with the particular incidence of light and the colour of the autumn leaves created a vision of a certain suggestion. I set my tripod and undress for … Read more

Goat-willows are blossoming

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Spring is coming fast, it already looks like mid-March, but it is still February. This morning the surprise of a goat-willow (Salix caprea) full of gems! Irresistible a stop for a photograph, as if I needed to anchor this moment of nature with me: as to say “I saw you, I noticed you, and I’m … Read more

Fog

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We rarely get fog here on the lake two or three days a year. A little further south there is instead the great plain of Brescia and then the great Po Valley. The fog has a particular light, without shadows; it is like seeing the world and objects in a close-up, taking them out of … Read more

Every weather is worth a hike

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Pozza del Prefond (Monte Guglielmo – 45.779406, 10.119625) Grey sky, a cold breeze, yet a nice hike, like ten days ago. Nature is not a sofa. The body knows nature that way, even in the grey, in the ice, even in the cold that runs through your body: it doesn’t want to challenge you, to … Read more

Abano Baths

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I found this postcard by chance. It’s dated 1953, the year I was born. It describes Abano Terme (until 1924 Abano bagni). The baths were known to the Romans. Nearby there was an important place of worship and an oracle. The postcard (coloured) reproduces a print of 1761 and comes from the book of abbot … Read more

Monte Gugliemo

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This morning I was on Monte Guglielmo, not far from home (45.778040, 10.129992). A beautiful day, a beautiful hike. Behind me the Alpi Orobie (Bergamo). Heading to the 13 Trees (le Tredici Piante).

Body-mind nakedness

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Body nakedness is a way to mind nakedness and vice versa. All the inner thin wibes we feel in our body when we are naked shake our thoughts. And even more, we can reach a state/place of thoughtlessness without fear, without shame: free from fear (law, society, neighbours…); free from shame (moral/social scheme, duties, slavery…). … Read more

Icy wind

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You can’t see it, but at 9 there was an icy wind blowing over the pond. But I liked it: I was enjoying the brown of the reeds, against the blue of the water, the green on the fence guiding the gaze to me, the light and the shadow on my naked body. A few … Read more

Nudity in Public

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Reposted from http://www.fkk-freun.de/viewtopic.php?t=29421 Nudity in Public – Guidance on handling cases of Naturism http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/nudity_in_public/index.html

Topless in New York

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outdoor_Co-ed_Topless_Pulp_Fiction_Appreciation_Society http://coedtoplesspulpfiction.wordpress.com/ They say: «Making reading sexy». That is what I DON'T look for in a book.

A new naturist-law in Abruzzi

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Abruzzi (central-eastern Italy) have a new law on naturism, innovative and open-minded: «Naturism… is a healthy, natural and educational mode of life» (Art. 3.1) See more (text in italian); http://www.sansalvoinpiazza.it/2013/07/30/approvat…

La Repubblica

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«La Repubblica» (june 11), a national newspaper, had an article about nude holidays in Italy. No mention of nude hiking, gardening, clothing optional sites, etc. Video: http://video.repubblica.it/rubriche/rnews/rnews-scalise-l-italia-dei-nudisti/131565/130072 Article: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38832687/Repubblica-Nudisti.pdf Vittorio

INF Youyh Rally

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http://www.i-naked.info/blog/index.php?id=3240040923287279506 During the very same days as a French group on VivreNu will meet at La Sablière for Aschension Holiday: http://www.vivrenu.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18671&forum=55 Vittorio

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