My Winter Beard Growth Process

Normally looks like this:

  

First week of Winter growth:

Second Week of Winter Growth:

 

Third Week of Winter Growth:

Fourth Week of Winter Growth 

(BUT not really growth because I had to trim it for a semi-formal event *boo-hoo* :[ :

     So, I will probably keep it at this length until the end of January because I must work as a Career Counselor during this month.  We will see...

Some recent famous beards:

Professor Dumbledore

King of Gondor

Gandalf the Grey

Gandalf the White

Gimli

Hagrid

King Leonidas

Obi-wan

Old St. Nick

Chewbacca

Father Time

Now for real people;]

Alfred Binet

Capt. Blackbeard--maybe not exactly real

Daniel Day Lewis

George Clooney

Henry David Thoreau

Ivan Pavlov

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

The real Jesus of Nazareth (according to National Geographic)

Kimbo Slice

Leonardo DiCaprio

Ulysses S. Grant

Wilhelm Wundt

People I do not know, but that have admirable facial hair:

Josh Rayner look-a-like

Amazing Chops

The bearded crew

A ginger beard cartoon:] love it!!

I imagine this is at some fair or social gathering...

Victorian era long-ass beard (nicely groomed)

Shoe-seller's multi-colored beard

All these pictures were retrieved from Google.com

Sorry for the neglect...Here are some beards:)}

Rusyn Dance Troupe---circa 1925

Josh Rayner smokes his pipe---photography by Dale Pagenkopf

Blake in the woods with a pretty girl

I Love Old Photos.

I really enjoy perusing through old black & white photos. They enable me to journey to a time before my own and partake in a conversation with the occupants. Those people wanted to say something to those that would come after leaving a legacy and a message, even if it was one as simple as "remember me".

Some of my family:
 

My grandmother on a date.

My great-grandmother, grandmother, and great uncle.

George & Virginia

My grandmother, Virginia, before prom.

Mildred & Clyde

They sure loved that car!

All I have to say:

You must check out this website: www.beards.org

Excerpt- "If you have developed enough facial hair to allow you to grow a beard, then you owe it to yourself to grow it out at least once during your lifetime -- even if only as an experiment."

North American beard

Cold weather beard??

 

 

 

 

My favorite, pipe-smokin', sun-protected, beard wearer.

Asian beard

South American beard

The progression of the Freudian beard.

The Erb beard

If you are a man, I challenge you to allow God's gift to your face grow for the next 4 weeks without shaving or shaping. Then start shaping according to your liking...maybe you will surprise yourself and LOVE IT!!!

I began growing my beard in 2002 because I read how it was an honor for men in the old testament scriptures to have a beard. I wanted to see what it felt like to have one. I have never turned back. It will for ever be a part of my style and look. Every now and again I shave it for fun (and to surprise my girlfriend), but I always miss it.

I dare you all...try it:]