Gettin’ the kinks out ‘cuz I slept funny last night! #Wordless Wednesday #Someone needs a bar of soap!

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Linda Schaub

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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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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30 Responses to Gettin’ the kinks out ‘cuz I slept funny last night! #Wordless Wednesday #Someone needs a bar of soap!

  1. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja says:
    July 12, 2023 at 5:13 am

    Funny photo.

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  2. Dave's avatar Dave says:
    July 12, 2023 at 8:52 am

    Could be an “I don’t get it” reaction to a comment from his mate. Our dog cocks his head the same way when he’s curious.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 12, 2023 at 7:46 pm

      It could be that although it was the only swan in the marsh at the time. Its mate may have been in the reeds or underwater. I love the head tilt in any species, domestic or otherwise. The brain gears are working overtime, or like you say Dave, your dog is curious. Our family had pet birds over the years and I would see both our parakeets and canaries do the head tilt .. sometimes if a new food/treat is introduced. I suspect this swan was digging in some muddy waters to have its head and neck that dirty and likely got a stiff neck from doing so.

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  3. Laurie's avatar Laurie says:
    July 12, 2023 at 2:42 pm

    What is going on with that…goose??? Swan??? Is it a juvenile who has molted half of his baby feathers? Great caption!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 12, 2023 at 7:50 pm

      Hi Laurie, no, it was large, so I assume an adult Mute Swan. It must have been digging with its beak for aquatic plants way down in a muddy lagoon bed to get that dirty. I saw it in a marsh. Its neck was filthy from mud, so I’m guessing that’s why its neck was a little misshapen and its foot was sticking out. Strange pose for this swan and I almost didn’t use it, but it was unique, so I did. Gad you like the caption!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 12, 2023 at 7:51 pm

      I agree Janis – ouch! If the pose wasn’t bad enough, I think it was foraging in the lagoon bed and some of them are pretty murky, so that’s likely why its neck was crooked and muddy.

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  5. J P's avatar J P says:
    July 12, 2023 at 4:44 pm

    There was a crooked goose who swam a crooked (nautical) mile?

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 12, 2023 at 7:56 pm

      Ha ha – yes JP, I think this bird was upside down foraging in the murky waters of the lagoon and got filthy. Its neck probably got twisted and dirty from repeated foraging. It sure is not at all like the image we are used to seeing.

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  6. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    July 12, 2023 at 6:20 pm

    He’s cute but he seems dizzy, LOL! Maybe a little ungainly with some ugly duckling still inside 🙂

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 12, 2023 at 8:01 pm

      He sure is not the image we usually see is he Terri? I know their heads and necks get brown tinged from foraging the creek or lagoon bottoms, but this was ridiculous. I suspect too much foraging and pretty much standing on his head did him in as to posture and good looks. 🙂

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  7. Eilene Lyon's avatar Eilene Lyon says:
    July 12, 2023 at 9:46 pm

    A heck of an awkward pose, for sure!

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  8. AnnMarie R stevens's avatar AnnMarie R stevens says:
    July 12, 2023 at 10:06 pm

    Miss Linda………………………………….I don’t want to be in his path!!…………………….

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  9. indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
    July 12, 2023 at 11:36 pm

    At first I didn’t think it was a swan! Loved your caption Linda!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 13, 2023 at 7:34 pm

      Thanks Diane – glad you liked the caption. I like trying to come up with a funny caption for the funny pics. It sure doesn’t look like the beautiful, graceful and pristine-looking swans we are used to seeing. This one must have been digging on the lagoon muddy bed.

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  10. Shelley@QuaintRevival.com's avatar Shelley@QuaintRevival.com says:
    July 13, 2023 at 5:56 am

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (that’s not a spam comment, it’s just me laughing at your funny post!)

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  11. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    July 14, 2023 at 3:26 am

    He thinks he’s a dog at a fire hydrant. 😉

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 14, 2023 at 6:44 pm

      Ha ha – now you had a totally different take. 🙂 I do sometimes see them paddling along with one foot and the other foot stuck out behind their body or tucked up in their feathers. It’s an odd look to be sure.

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  12. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    July 14, 2023 at 11:21 pm

    Yes, maybe it’s a terrier that looks like a swan. 😉

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  13. indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
    July 15, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    I hope it was worth it getting all muddy! Lol

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  14. Ally Bean's avatar Ally Bean says:
    July 16, 2023 at 10:14 am

    Ha! This is wonderful. Made me laugh out loud. I do like your sense of humor.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 16, 2023 at 9:25 pm

      Thanks Ally! The “Whimsy” part of my blog title. This poor swan has nothing going for it in this picture. I think it was digging for aquatic plants in the marsh bed; hope it was worth getting a stiff and dirty neck for. 🙂

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