Doggone it, the Dog Days of Summer are back (07-03 to 08/11)!  Grrr!  #Wordless Wednesday 

Posted on July 3, 2024 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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31 Responses to Doggone it, the Dog Days of Summer are back (07-03 to 08/11)!  Grrr!  #Wordless Wednesday 

  1. dawnkinster's avatar dawnkinster says:
    July 3, 2024 at 8:05 am

    Did you paint these? Or find them on one of your walks?

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 3, 2024 at 4:16 pm

      No, unfortunately I’m not that talented Dawn. I saw them on a walk at Council Point Park in the parking lot. I used to see a lot of painted rocks when the rock-painting craze began and even early in the pandemic.

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  2. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    July 3, 2024 at 9:17 am

    A smartly painted rock on the right 🙂

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  3. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    July 3, 2024 at 10:24 am

    Super cute way to tell a story, Linda! Dog growling at the sun/heat! I fear it’s heating up everywhere. 80s here today but by next week, we’re facing 100s! I will have to rearrange my morning walk.

    Happy Independence Day tomorrow.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 3, 2024 at 4:22 pm

      Glad you liked this Terri. I am always amazed at how much detail these painted rocks are, especially when they are small, like these two. The dreaded heat – we had one bout of extreme heat about two weeks ago. We just finished a five-or-six-day break with some very nice weather, so I made the most of it before we settle back into the heat and humidity – ugh. Same back at you!

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  4. TD's avatar TD says:
    July 3, 2024 at 2:17 pm

    Giggling 🤭

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  5. singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
    July 3, 2024 at 3:29 pm

    That’s brilliant!! Great rock painting.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 3, 2024 at 4:24 pm

      Very creative Esther and I’m always amazed how much detail these rock-painting folks can squeeze onto small rocks!

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      • singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
        July 5, 2024 at 4:24 am

        It amazes me too…how do they squeeze in all that detail on a small rock. And where do they come up with these ideas??

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      • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
        July 5, 2024 at 12:59 pm

        During the height of the rock-painting craze, there was a local woman who did amazing details on very small rocks. That woman is a friend of mine’s sister-in-law, so my friend would often post those rocks on her Facebook page. I remember she once did a Cinderella on a rock the size of a 50 cent piece … the detail was just incredible.

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  6. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja says:
    July 3, 2024 at 10:24 pm

    wow, amazing Rock painting. That’ your painting.

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  7. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    July 4, 2024 at 9:57 am

    The rock on the left looks like it would be too hot to touch! Grrrr to the dog days of summer…

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 4, 2024 at 8:43 pm

      The rock on the left does look like it is on fire and hot to the touch. I agree with you Barbara. This morning it was very humid. Before I got home from walking at the Park, sweat was running into my eyes. I have a sweatband, but I was out early and didn’t really think I needed it! I am ready to jump ahead 40 days to be at August 11th and moving toward Fall!

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  8. ruthsoaper's avatar ruthsoaper says:
    July 4, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    Funny! Our dogs just go for a swim in the pond when it’s hot. I do too, so for us the worst part of the heat in the electric bill from running the A/C.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 4, 2024 at 8:46 pm

      The pond is really handy for you and the dogs to cool off. I’ve not received my electric bill for that one-week hot spell we had in June. This was a very cute set of painted rocks at Council Point Park and I decided to save the photo just for those dreaded Dog Days of Summer.

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  9. AnnMarie R stevens's avatar AnnMarie R stevens says:
    July 4, 2024 at 4:28 pm

    Miss Linda……………………………..dogs are just like people………………………….trying to keep cool but can’t!

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  10. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    July 4, 2024 at 9:32 pm

    Very sweet stone art! I am getting a bit tired of this muggy weather but it is that time of year. 😉

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 4, 2024 at 9:48 pm

      I thought so too Tom – I wish I could say I had created it. I feel like I could zoom right into Fall. The picture-perfect, non-windy, non-rainy, non-hot, non-humid days are few and far between.

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  11. Ally Bean's avatar Ally Bean says:
    July 5, 2024 at 1:17 pm

    Huh. Those are two painted stones unlike any I’ve seen. Very unique. Kind of scared of that dog one.

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  12. trumstravels's avatar trumstravels says:
    July 6, 2024 at 10:44 am

    I love the dog rock! So cute. A friend of mine does this, she paints rocks and then she leaves some all over the place for people to find. She does a really good job.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 6, 2024 at 8:48 pm

      These rocks were very small Susan; it is just amazing to me how they paint all the detail on them. I think that’s nice of your friend. At the height of the rock craze here, I’d see them in all the parks where I walk. I usually leave them there, but take a photo of them, like this one.

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  13. Zazzy's avatar Zazzy says:
    July 6, 2024 at 1:32 pm

    These amaze me too! I still can’t paint anything that looks like I intend. Still fun.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 6, 2024 at 8:51 pm

      They are so intricate sometimes, especially little rocks like this one. A friend’s sister-in-law used to paint onto very small rocks. She would do Cinderella, or a ballerina – the detail was amazing!

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  14. indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
    July 7, 2024 at 7:55 pm

    How clever the dog rock is!

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