Impromptu.

God created a picture-perfect day for us today. A day as pretty as this one helps make up for the many bad weather days back in April and May – all that snow, sleet, rain and cold thwarted my attempts to walk and kept us collectively miserable and feeling Spring would never arrive. With 90-degree temps predicted by Summer’s arrival this Friday, I set out to enjoy this 60-degree morn at 7:15, wearing just a short-sleeved tee-shirt and lightweight pants. The chilly air was invigorating and conducive for a long walk and I was so energized that I kept going farther and farther, and stayed the course all the way to ECORSE! I got to the Ecorse/Lincoln Park borderline and decided to turn right on River Drive and walk parallel to Council Point Park, enabling me to vicariously enjoy the ambiance of the Park from the opposite side. From my vantage point, there were no mosquito worries and from afar I was still able to hear and identify a handful of birdcalls. I chuckled as I watched several bunnies bolt, when their keen hearing from their tall and sunlight-filtered, nearly translucent ears, detected my assortment of pepper spray, whistle and I.D. info tag which were noisily jangling on my lanyard as I strolled along. There was no “duck fix” today as I did not go near the Creek, but I did glimpse a gaggle or two of geese, perhaps gathering for gossip over donuts and coffee, along the Park pathway. (Smile.) I was so glad I made this impromptu detour to Lincoln Park’s little gem and the time flew by. When I arrived home, I was surprised to see my pedometer registered 7,554 steps … wow, over 3 ¾ miles. It just felt good to be alive and enjoy this splendiferous day. I am reminded of this children’s poem that Mrs. Jamieson, my first and third grade teacher back at E.A. Orr Elementary School, often had our class recite– it is meant to fill your heart with joy and leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling all over … hope it has the same effect on you as well. Enjoy!!

All Things Bright and Beautiful
~~by Cecil F. Alexander

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub

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