Sonnenfreunde Magazine 2021 -

That’s when he heard the hesitation.

Uwe chuckled. “Son, the sign at the gate says FKK . It doesn’t say ‘optional.’ But the mind takes longer to undress than the body.” He nodded toward the lake. “First time?” Sonnenfreunde Magazine 2021

The morning light filtered through the high canopy of the old oak grove, dappling the grass in shifting gold. Uwe stretched on his towel, the rough bark of the ancient tree against his back a familiar comfort. He had been coming to Freiheit am See for twenty years. He knew every path, every sun-drenched meadow, and every regular. That’s when he heard the hesitation

Uwe said nothing. He simply turned his own torso toward the sun, revealing the long, silvery line from his own heart surgery, and the mottled skin of a melanoma removal on his shoulder. It doesn’t say ‘optional