Bel Homme

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

Running Hare

See also the previous posts:
• Stained Glass Hare
• Wild and Clever, Bold and Free

Image: Artist unknown.

Morning Light

Image: Subjects and photographer unknown.

Merman

Image 1: Vilela Valentin.
Images 2-4: Artists unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Encounter
• Merman – I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII
• A Merman Named Eric
• Poseidon

Bel Homme

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

Golden

Why resist what’s good for you?
The signs are clear
It’s just a matter of intention
Choosing to believe again is golden
Promises of something new
Choosing to believe again
Is golden

~ From “Keep the Sun (On Everything I Do)”
by Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri
(from their 2013 album,
A Place Where I Can Go)

Image: Photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Golden-Coloured Eyes
• In Golden Light
• Golden One
• A Still Moment
• Eyes of the Hare
• The Golden Hare
• The Beauty of the Hare | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII

A 12-Minute Bodyweight Workout for Hips and Core

Kellen Milad’s Strength + Flow Fitness YouTube channel is “dedicated to helping you move better for fitness and a higher quality of life.”

Says Kellen about the following video: “This quick 12-minute DAILY DOSE of movement will help keep your body in balance for better workouts, fewer injuries, and relieve from chronic aches and pains. It is great for all levels as they are valuable movements for beginners and experienced movers alike. The focus is on shoulder and thoracic mobility, hip strength, and core stability.”




See also the previous posts:
• A 10-Minute Ultimate Beginners Workout
• An “Ultimate Beginners” Workout
• A “Super Beginner” Workout
• “5 Minute Abs” with The Body Coach
• The Body Coach’s “7 Days of Sweat Challenge” – Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
• Jordan Yeoh’s 10 Minute Bodyweight Workout
• Funk Roberts’ 10 Minute Bodyweight Workout
• Yoga for Burning Belly Fat
• Stan’s Workout Targeting Lower Abdominal Fat
• Ten Chair Exercises to Help Reduce Belly Fat
• A 10-Minute Low Impact and Full Body Beginners Workout
• A Standing FUPA and Belly Fat Workout

Related Off-site Link:
• The Official Strength + Flow Fitness YouTube Channel

Morning Light

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

Winter Hare

~ Artwork by D.Coble

See also the previous posts:
• Winter Hare ~ 2023 | 2020 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014 | 2011
• Hares in Winter
• Wintry Scene
• Sub-Zero
• In Winter Field
• Winter's Herald
• Snow Is in the Air
• Across Winter Fields
• The Winter King
• In the Winter Garden
• Winter Rest
• Hare in Snow
• The Promise of Imbolc

Bel Homme

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• Bel Homme – December 25, 2024
• Bel Homme – December 24, 2023
• Bel Homme – December 24, 2021
• Bel Homme – December 24, 2015
• Hare Décor – December 15, 2018
• Hare Décor – December 13, 2012
• Christmas Hare
• Hare’s Christmas
• Christmas Hare and Moon
• Festive Hares
• The Christmas Leveret
• Christmas Phallus

Tan Lines

Image: Subjects and photographer unknown.

A Time of Descent and Rest

~ Artwork by Jane Keay

The winter solstice time is no longer celebrated as it once was, with the understanding that this is a period of descent and rest, of going within our homes, within ourselves and taking in all that we have been through, all that has passed in this full year which is coming to a close. Like nature and the animal kingdom around us, this time of hibernation is so necessary for our tired limbs, our burdened minds.

Our modern culture teaches avoidance at a max at this time – alcohol, lights, shopping, overworking, overspending, comfort food and consumerism.

And yet the natural tug to go inwards as nearly all creatures are doing is strong, and the weather so bitter that people are left feeling that winter is hard, because for those of us without burning fires and big festive families, it can be lonely and isolating.

Whereas in actual fact, winter is kind; she points us in her quiet soft way towards our inner self, towards this annual time of peace and reflection, embracing the darkness and forgiving, accepting and loving, embracing goodbye to the past year.

“Winter takes away the distractions, the buzz, and presents us with the perfect time to rest and withdraw into a womb like love, bringing fire and light to our hearth.”

. . . And then, just around the corner, the new year will begin again. And like a seed planted deep in the earth, we will all rise once again with renewed energy to dance in the sunlight.

Life is a gift.

Happy winter to you all.

~ Brigit Anna McNeill

See also the previous posts:
• Winter Solstice
• Let the Spiral Turn and Turn
• Winter Solstice Blessing
• Honoring the Darkness While Remembering the Light
• Happy Winter Solstice
• Light-Bearer
• Sol Invictus
• The Return of the Sun
• Winter Hare

Image: Jane Keay.

The Mopper

See also the previous posts:
• Out of a Barrel
• Duo
• Trickster
• Mirror Dancer
• Afternoon Light
• Saaxiib Qurux Badan
• Rainbow Dancer

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

Between a Lover and a Beloved

It is lovely
for there to be total informality
between a lover and a beloved

All these formalities
are for strangers

The only rule is this

Everything is forbidden
except for love

~ Rumi
From Radical Love: Teachings from
the Islamic Mystical Tradition
Translated and edited by Omid Safi
Yale University Press, 2018
p. 199

See also the previous posts:
• The Sacred Phallas
• Mindful Lovemaking
• Reciprocal Lovemaking
• Joyful Lovemaking
• Reflections
• Spiritual Phallicism
• The Body: A Holy Place of Romp and Renewal
• The Divine Masculine Principle
• Sweet Offering
• Body and Soul

Images: Subjects and photographers unknown.

Hare and Hawthorn Tree

Image: Source.

See also the previous posts:
• Autumn Hare
• Tree of Stars
• In Autumn Fields
• Seasons of the Hare
• Always Remember

Bel Homme

Image: Subject and photographer unknown.

In Dawn Light

Image: Photographer unknown.

See also the previous posts:
• The Beauty of the Hare | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X
• Golden Eyes in Golden Light
• Hare in Summer Field
• A Still Moment
• Mostly Solitary
• Unhoused
• Solitary Hare
• Morning Light

In the Arena

See also the previous posts:
• In the Arena | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII
• Wrestling: “The Heterosexually Acceptable Form of Homosexual Foreplay”
• The Domain of Eros
• “Deal with It”: Joe Kort’s Message to Straight Men Who Shower with Gay Men
• Olympic Male Beauty
• Olympic Male Beauty II
• Ball[s] Sports
• Colin
• LeBron
• In the Arena, a Call for Justice
• The “Sheer Magnificence” of Ricky Berens’ “Pretty Good Show”
• An “Awkward Moment”

Leaping Hare

Image: Source.

See also the previous posts:
• Leaping Hare | II | III | IV | V
• The Leaper
• Lepus
• Stone Arch
• Surreal
• Minotaur with Hare
• Leap

Tré Da Marc

Notes the website Canvas Rebel:

Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, Tré Da Marc is an international boylesque sensation that cannot be duplicated. Known for his trademark combination of sass and ass, he is ready to leave his stamp (and a fair amount of glitter and sweat) on any stage he meets. He is a cast member of Black Hearts Burlesque and Sovereign Tease Productions locally in the Twin Cities.

This multi-award-winning performer began his burlesque career in August 2013, at the Nudie Nubie Amateur Reveal Show where he won that month’s Nubie competition. Since then, he has performed in more than 40 festivals around the world, being featured internationally at the Vienna Boylesque Festival and the 2016 Amsterdam Burlesque Awards.

They competed in the 2018 Mr. Exotic World/Best Boylesque Category at the Burlesque Hall Of Fame in Las Vegas. He was crowned King of Burlesque at the Noire Pageant in 2020 and was voted one of the Top 50 most influential burlesque industry figures of 2020-2022, by thousands of burlesque peers and fans worldwide.

Says Tré Da Marc:

For over 10 years Burlesque has been the art form that has saved my life from the world and honestly myself. It's been an honor to have been mentored by such amazing Black Burlesque performs as Foxy Tann, Redbone and Perle Noiré. What I have learned from performing and making a career via this art form is how to accept self-love, self worth, and self care, and how to build a community to be free in. Not only did I learn how to be a sexy and beautiful dancer, but I really did learn how to accept myself for who I am, to know my self worth and not settle; and to really take pride in myself and the life I have.

These skills connect me to people who share a similar journey and bonded to grow whether it backstage or out in the audience. I am so happy to be creating experiences for people to be able to experience joy through the lens of Burlesque entertainment.

– Source

See also the previous posts: Alex | James | Phoenix | Bill | Ansu | Jordan | Andre | Lakieth | Joe | Mark | Jason | Jamie | Lyriq | Philip | Don | LeBron | Jayjay | Donald | Geremy | Jerome | Solomon | Colin | Luis | Nyle | Philip | Charlie | Sukdeep | Rafael | Mon Bel Ami | Saaxiib Qurux Badan

Images: Photographers unknown (except image 3 by John Jonas Photography; image 5 by Barb McLean Photography; and image 6 by Coit Photography).