#Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.
Linda Schaub
FIFTY FAVORITE PARK PHOTOS
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- Parker noshin’ nuts
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- Fox Squirrel
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- Black Squirrel
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- Parker, my Park cutie!
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- Pekin Duck
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- Mallard Hybrid Duck
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- Midnight munchin’ nuts
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- Mute Swan
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- Goslings
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- Mama Robin
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- Seagulls on ice floe
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- Great Blue Heron
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- Parker chowin’ down
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- Mallard Duck
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- Northern Cardinal
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- Great Blue Heron (“Harry”) fishing for shad
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- Parker: shameless begging
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- Viceroy Butterfly
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- Great Blue Heron
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- American Goldfinch
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- Seagull
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- Robin baby (not fledged yet)
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- Mallard Ducks
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- Robins almost ready to fledge
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- Parker angling for peanuts
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- Robin fledgling
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- Parker making a point that he wants peanuts
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- Parker smells peanuts
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- Parker with a peanut
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- Red-Winged Blackbird
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- Seagull
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- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
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- Pekin Duck
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- Starling
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- Canada Geese family
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- Canada Goose and goslings
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- Red-Winged Blackbird
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- Parker says candy is dandy.
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- Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
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- American Goldfinch
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- Hunny Bunny
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- Parker looking for peanuts
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- The pier just past sunrise
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- Mute Swan
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- Parker in the snow
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- Parker and a treat
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- Great Blue Heron
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- Me and my shadow (a/k/a Parker)
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- Fox Squirrel
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- Seagull
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- Canada Goose
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- Mallard Ducks
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- Mute Swan
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- Fox Squirrel – Parker
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- Northern Cardinal
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BADGES
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- 02-02-2018
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- 03-13-2018
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- 03-25-2018
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- 03-26-2018
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- Year #6!! 02/2019
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- 04-13-2019
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- 11-21-19
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Linda Schaub
WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY 
That photo says a lot!
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Yes, he looks like he is mumbling to himself about the wicked Winter weather doesn’t it?
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You could imagine a long list of grumbles from that face.
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Yes, he looks like a malcontent for sure!
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Nice photo that shows a snarl like you mean it.
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Glad you liked it Ally. It’s from my neighbor’s backyard and there are two other characters nearby, similar, but a little smaller. I figure the snarl comes from having all that snow on top of its “head”. 🙂
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It IS tough to run or walk during this nasty cold spell. I am looking forward to getting some warmer miles in when I visit my sister in Florida next week!
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Yes, it is Laurie and I did this post last Saturday, which was a bitter cold day, still icy and freezing rain was that evening. Yesterday it was 12 degrees when I went out and today, just 24 hours later, it was in the 35s with no wind. The weather makes no sense these days. We have bitter cold weather again on Friday and into the weekend, but no big snows, so I’m happy to get a chance to recoup those miles lost. I was wondering if you were still going – you mentioned awhile ago, it was Florida for January. You’ll get a lot of miles in now!
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I think you sort of get weather 1 day ahead of when I do. It was 9 degrees when I ran the trail race last Saturday. It warmed up this week and today is in the high 40s, but it’s supposed to get very cold again this Saturday. Of course, I have another trail race that day. We leave for Florida on Sunday.
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That’s very cold for running Laurie. Well, we got to 37 this morning, but there were loads of accidents as it rained early a.m. and there was black ice. So, it was a walk the garage to run the car and better luck tomorrow. Good luck on Saturday’s trail race and have a safe trip to Florida.
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That’s the expression when it was told how much longer this pandemic will be going on!
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Yes, a definite snarl from his face Wayne for that reason (mine too). He is in my neighbor’s backyard, so I took his photo last Sunday when I was out taking the pretty pictures of the snow in my backyard.
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What a cool photo!!!
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Glad you liked it Jeanine – that tree stump guy (and a few other smaller ones) have been in my neighbor’s yard for at least 25 years. When I was taking those snow photos in my own backyard last week, I saw him with the snow on it and thought “Ill bet that’s what Ol’ Man Winter looks like!”
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Oh Linda, scarry stuff. You better be nice to him! Always 🙂
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👏😂♥️
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A world without Winter would suit me fine Pam, but I’m not going to whine too much given the weather in other parts of the U.S.
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I love snow, Linda, but yes, winter 🥶 can be a lot of work!
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Yes, that one day that you say “enough already!!”
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Well, you do live in Michigan!😂
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This is true Pam – Michigan lucks out and we’ll be dodging that big snowstorm hitting the Midwest this weekend, but a bitter cold day tomorrow.
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There’s a big storm coming our way tomorrow!
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I heard about that Pam – are you “socked in” from the snow? We dodged a bullet this time.
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Just had to try from Lancaster to Philly because my son needs to be at the airport at 4am. Harrowing drive but we made it. It’s supposed to turn to rain now so hopefully the drive in the a.m. will be smooth sailing. 😘 Glad it missed you for once, Linda. 😜
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Glad you made this white-knuckle drive safely Pam. Did your son’s flight make it out on time? I heard on the news that many flights were cancelled today due to the bad weather. Hopefully your son’s flight was not one that got scratched after such a harrowing drive! We were lucky, but I am sure we’ll have our turn sooner or later.
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No, it was canceled, Linda, but he went the next morning when it was no longer storming so all is well.
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It all worked out in the end then. I hear there may be another big snowstorm brewing for the same area of the States for the end of this week – hopefully it fizzles out.
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Oy! 😱
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That stump looks like the gatekeeper to an enchanted forest!
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He’s got quite a personality going doesn’t he Dave? He and a few of his friends have been in my neighbor’s backyard at least 25 years. When I was taking snow pics last week, I decided he looked even more interesting with snow on his head.
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😂
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what???? so cool and shocking. I can imagine so many silly photos to take with it. lol
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Ha ha – he (along with a few friends just like him but a little farther away from him) have been there all these years and looking at him on that snowy day was the first time I’d thought to take its picture. Yes, put a Santa cap on him for one. 🙂
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Different hats for year-round holidays. Leprechaun hat for St. Patrick’s Day. lol
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I like that – a witch hat for Halloween. Sounds fun … its expression is so lifelike isn’t it?
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Good Halloween fun! If I came across that stump on a walk, I’d be startled and maybe jump from fright. Unexpected factor.
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Ha ha – the possibilities are endless. You’re right, a bit spooky and I think it’s his eyes. They look like they are following you! It’s funny because that tree stump (and his friends … two similar “stump guys” on the other side of the yard) have been there over 20 years, maybe even 25 and I never thought to photograph them.
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Old Man Winter personified! What a great snow photo of a cool sculpture!
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I agree with you Barbara, especially with that snow plopped on his “head” – glad you liked it!
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That’s me all winter!
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When I complain about the heat and humidity in Summer, I always tell myself there will be a day in January or February that I will want to kick myself for whining about a hot August day!
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A fun photo, Linda! 😀 Definitely not happy and more likely than not bemoaning his lot!
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Glad you liked it Annika. We had some snow last Sunday and I went out in my backyard to take some photos of it. My next-door neighbor has had this figure, as well as two more similar figures, in their yard for well over 20 years. I decided it was perfect to be the persona of Ol’ Man Winter.
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Miss Linda…………………………….THAT’s how I look when I go outside in the winter!!
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That’s me too Ann Marie, especially if I’m grumbling about missing a walk on a non-Polar-feeling morning. I didn’t get out this morning Ann Marie – black ice on the sidewalk and driveway when I went out to run the car, so didn’t attempt a walk. They said there were some car crashes earlier from black ice.
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Haha perfect picture Linda, it says it all!
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Yes it does Diane. We are pretty lucky to dodge this big snowstorm bullet this weekend.
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If you asked him how long before winter is over, I think he would be stumped. 🙂
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I love it JP – I wish I had thought of that!
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Great image.
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Thank you Barbara.
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That’s a funny photo! How many days until Spring? 🤔😜👀🦥
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62 more days as of today — we could have a snowy Spring, but I’ll think positive thoughts Shelley.
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Yes, let’s adapt a positive outlook on it in February! 😉
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Good advice – the other day they said look for lots of snow come mid-February. I was already saying “ugh” to Monday’s weather, let alone the big snow in February. Sigh.
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Oh, no……….snow!
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Yes and more to come – ugh!
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That would be my face if I had to live in the snow. 🙂
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Ha ha – it sure is hard to put on a happy (and uncomplaining face) when it is this cold and snowy Janis. I’d like to just have a three-season year, which would suit me just fine!
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old man winter is such a unique find, Linda
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It’s funny Yvette – that tree stump character and two slightly smaller ones with similar-looking faces have been lined up along the fence in my neighbor’s yard for a least 20 years and I was out there taking pictures of the snow and it struck me “that’s Old Man Winter!” It seems there are blog-worthy or photo-worthy shots all around us, sometimes without looking to hard to find them. 🙂
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wow – that is fun that it has been there that long and then you were inspired to grab a photo for the blog – it truly does look like old man winter – hahaha
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I know … isn’t it funny how you see things all the time as ordinary, then all of sudden you see them in a different light? I was taking photos for a Wordless Wednesday about how pretty and pristine the snow was in the backyard. That character however didn’t fit in that topic, so I tucked him away for a week. Then this past Tuesday, I went out to shovel and my neighbor on the other side left out a yard ornament, a mother and child. I noticed it before, so decided to wait until the snow was piled up enough on it, then take a picture and entitle it “Baby, It’s Cold Outside!” I think he looks like Old Man Winter too – a grumpy old guy.
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I like the connection to “Baby, It’s Cold Outside!” (and as noted many times before – you are so good with weaving in these fun phrases, songs, etc. into a post idea)
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and the snow does have a pristine look to it – and often a quietness.
Each time I look out at my neighbor’s on the right – my heart goes out to the widow who lives there (her husband died earlier this month from leukemia) and I see signs of the husband all over the yard and lawn – he took really good care of his lawn and yard (and shhhh – ironically that might have contributed to his demise – because guess what – he used “roundup” – and ugh – that has been known to cause leukemia – and I sent the wife the lawsuit information but not sure what she did with it – she is still in shock)
anyhow, it is a little haunting to imagine my neighbor gone and not out and about doing his thing anymore.
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You swell my head Yvette. 🙂 The snow does look so perfect until the soot descends on it or it gets dirty in the street. To see freshly fallen snow is very peaceful. That is very sad with your neighbor and yes, the manufacturer continues to say their product is safe, but look at that long list I saw a few years ago of seemingly healthy food that might have been contaminated by the use of Round-up. I remember being shocked about Cheerios and Quaker Oatmeal and I think Triscuits as well. Scary. Many years ago, we had the sewer system replaced on various streets in the City – ours was one of them. I was mad as I had just spent an entire Summer landscaping the front and backyards and part of the landscaping was at or near the easement in the backyard. I took photos of my garden after receiving the letter advising what the work entailed. (And, as it turned out, they never touched our backyard.) A neighbor on the opposite corner however had a huge flower and veggie garden. There was also a rock garden with perennials in between. He would have received the same letter, but that night he came home from work, took one look at his backyard which had been decimated by a steam shovel and had a heart attack and died on the spot. The neighbors were shocked.
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oh that is such a sad story about his shock death – wow – and to think a letter and some mental preparation could have prevented that.
that is so sad
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Yes it was sad Yvette and yes, we got letters detailing the work to be done. So it was a shock to see it. They plowed everything up. Lots of people plant or put a shed on the easement. Across the street from us, they had a double lot and she had a beautiful perennial garden which she had for years. She asked if she could put her flowers in our backyard while they did the work and we said “sure” so they bought five-gallon buckets and holes in the bottom and filled them with dirt. Each plant was dug up, planted in the bucket and brought to our backyard. I watered them along with my own flowers. She didn’t lose any plants, but they used their yard as a staging area and had a bulldozer in it for August and part of September 1988.
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wow – glad she was able to save here plants and that you could help her
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Me too – she was very passionate about her garden. Sadly, after her husband died, she went into a tailspin, had major memory issues and a few times stood in the driveway, watering can in hand and staring into space. They were good friends of the family and I hated seeing what happened to her.
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oh wow – that is sad
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Yes it is Yvette – I tell myself that every day is a gift and I look forward to when I have unlimited time to myself because I’ve known four people now that were robbed of their golden years by dementia. It’s very scary. It seems to me on the news, at least once or twice a week a person will go missing from an assisted care facility and they are dementia patients who leave and sometimes they are located and sometimes they perish as they are lost and die from the elements.
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oh that is really sad – and you are right – when the mind goes every thing is lost.
trust sad’
and Linda – I am sure your walking is going to be a great dementia prevention thing 🙂
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