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About This Site
This site is the landing area for the domain "hardypansy.com", one of a number of personal domains currently leased and managed by Greg Howard who resides in Ithaca, NY with his husband Bill and two adopted dogs - Barney (our beagle) and Freddy (our rat terrier).

Yes, i'm gay and I happen to love to hike and this site contains photos from some of my favorite destinations.

So why hardy pansy?

hardy

[hahr-dee] adj. daring, brave, rugged, courageous, resolute; confident; capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, difficult conditions; robust.

pansy

[pan-zee] noun slang for a gay man.

The expressions "hardy pansy" and "hardy pansies" came about during an exchange with an online buddy of mine who, like myself, was gay and enjoyed outdoor adventures/activities. He also loved attending flower shows and mentioned going to one and enjoying a big display of pansies (which as above can be used to denote gay men). So we joked about being pansies, but hardy pansies!

I couldn't resist creating a couple domains to memorialize the expressions, hence the birth of:
hardypansy.com
hardypansies.org
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