Seizing the moment …

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Linda Schaub

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Today was still another round of autumnal bliss from start to finish.

I loved that long-anticipated, earlier start to my day, thanks to returning to Standard Time.

Yippee for that!

Now, going forward, our sunrise will be fairly steady, not straying by a full minute per day, like we’ve experienced in recent months. In fact, I was curious just how long before the sunrise goes in reverse and begins rising earlier daily – it is January 14th.   That’s a pleasant factoid from www.sunrisesunset.com to cheer you, and to tuck away for a brutally cold and snowy day in January.

Today, while cutting down the rosebushes for the Winter, I was surprised to see so many huge rose hips and there were still dozens of blooms on each rose. In the front yard, while raking leaves, in between those crumpled-up, crimson-colored maple leaves, I found a healthy dandelion.  It looked a little out of place, just plunked down in the middle of the front lawn, a healthy and happy spot of bright yellow.

We couldn’t have asked for a sunnier Sunday; the bonus was that extra hour to while away in whatever manner we wanted … hope you put your “found” time to good use.

“Autumn … the year’s last, loveliest smile.” ~ William Cullen Bryant

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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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2 Responses to Seizing the moment …

  1. Marge Aubin's avatar Marge Aubin says:
    November 7, 2016 at 6:43 am

    It was a beautiful day. Here’s hoping we have a lot more.

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