Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.
Linda Schaub
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Linda Schaub
- Mr. & Mrs. Cardinal (and a pal) partake of peanuts at the Park. #Wordless Wednesday #A favorite vintage ornament.
- Lean, mean and green.
- Which way is Santa Claus? #Wordless Wednesday #Remember those days?
- When there’s wicked wind, wildflowers and …
- Before and after a cup of Joe. #Wordless Wednesday #Sadly, we don’t ALL rise and shine!
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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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WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY 
Brilliant reflections of the Egret Linda
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Thank you Brian – glad you liked that Egret. I am always happy to have smooth-as-glass water on a sunny day to photograph those reflections.
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Amazing reflection photography. Excellent 👌!
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Thank you Raj – it was a very pretty and peaceful morning.
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Thanks, Linda ! You have a good night!
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Very peaceful!
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Thank you Anne – I thought so too!
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Such beautiful shots.
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Thank you Ari – it was a a peaceful morning at the marsh.
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The significance of the date never escapes me.
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I know what you mean Dave. We will always remember what we were doing not only that morning, but throughout the day as we watched the TV coverage of the tragedy.
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The first one should be framed. All beautiful and peaceful. Appropriate for the day.
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Thank you Kate. It was such a peaceful morning at the marsh and I knew it would be perfect for this September 11th post.
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So peaceful. I wish I could sit on that bench and quietly absorb some of that serene energy.
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I know what you mean Barbara. That morning at the marsh the water was still and the morning sun caused some gorgeous reflections. A perfect place to sit and ponder life.
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Miss Linda…………………………..it’s hard to believe that the 911 tragedy is already 23 years ago……………………………did you take those Egret pics……………………..so cool you’re a great photographer!…………..thanks
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I know – it seems incredible to me too Ann Marie. Sometimes it seems like just yesterday. I did take those Egret pics. The bench and hill overlook the Delta at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (at Humbug Marsh) and the Egret was in the Delta. Interestingly, the Egret got spooked by something (not me as I wasn’t close to it) and flew off and crashed into a Great Blue Heron – neither was hurt but each bird went and perched in different trees and glared at one another.
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Great Egret study Linda.
Is there any large body of water where you can shoot for the eastern shore? You could get some great sunset silhouettes If the conditions are right?
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Thank you Wayne – the Egrets are especially beautiful when they pause and don’t move while they study the water for fish, so I was lucky to get those beautiful reflections that morning. To get the sunset on a eastern shore, the closest for me would be Dingell Park or Elizabeth Park which are both along the Detroit River. I really would like to do that one day.
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Beautiful reflection photos for a sombre day. 💖
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Thank you Debbie – I love reflections and the water was so still, a perfect day to capture reflections to instill a little peace into this always sad anniversary date.
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I always love your reflection pictures Linda! I would have planted myself on that bench for hours.
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Thank you Diane! It was a perfectly still morning so a great day to get reflections. It was very peaceful – it was just me alone with the Egret, then suddenly he got spooked and it wasn’t me as I was not near him on the Delta walkway. He flew off in such a hurry he collided with a Great Blue Heron. They were shook up and went to separate trees. I don’t think either was hurt. I have a photo of each of them in their “own tree” to use in a post.
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I always wondered if birds flew into each other, especially the huge flocks migrating.
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I wonder about that too Diane, especially when they all decide to take off with a jack rabbit start then appear to go every which way until they get into the V-formation. These two birds I think were startled more than anything else and the Heron headed through the trees afterward, until he perched. The Egret flew way up high to the top of a tree, distancing himself from the Heron. It’s a narrow passageway, but still ….
There was a video awhile ago and then I think they made a Disney movie about this, but a guy used some type of flying machine – not motor powered, not a glider, but it was small and he was able to fly along with a flock of geese and observe them. They were not fazed by him being near them.
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I watched all those shows on TV where they made a fake goose with a camera and a lot of other animals. They even went under the water with them. They all had cameras and got up close to all the different animals. The shows were so interesting!
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I really enjoyed them too Diane. When I was a kid the whole family watched all the nature shows together like “National Geographic” and “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”.
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His shows were the most interesting shows back then!
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Yes, we used to have a kind of “family hour” for watching TV, especially Sunday nights.
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I do like seeing benches near a body of water so that you can sit down and ponder. This bench is exceptionally pretty.
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Same here Ally. That bench did look nice tucked in between the wildflowers. It was a peaceful morning as I was the only one at the marsh and just the Egret fishing, otherwise no sign of life. Five minutes after I took these pictures, the Egret flew off, spooked by something and collided with a Heron in mid-air. The Heron led out a loud squawk – neither was hurt, but maybe bruised egos. I’ll be writing about that the end of the month.
P.S. – I thought it was funny we both used snippets of quotes from Shakespeare in our recent posts. I remembered those three words were used in a 9/11 tribute once – the quote is much longer..
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Beautiful!
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Thank you Dawn!
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Wonderful photos, Linda! I especially like the Egret and its reflection in the water! 😊
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Thank you Tom! I love when the water is so still that the reflections are perfect mirror images. That Egret was such a lucky find for me in the smooth-as-glass water.
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Linda, these pictures are so calming and lovely! Could I sit on that bench and just do nothing?!
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Esther – I thought the same thing when I saw that bench amidst the wildflowers in such a serene setting. Well you definitely deserve to park yourself here and just do nothing – you have certainly earned that R&R!
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I wonder why I’m so tired, and then I remember the endless month of caretaking. I need to give myself grace and take time to rest.
A bench is always lovely take a seat and enjoy the scenery, only if no birds have used it as their potty spots.
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You need a little break Esther … I hope you all can get out in October for some harvest time fun. Is harvest time a big deal in a warm-weather state like California? Here it is all about going to the cider mill for cider and donuts, picking apples and then pumpkins,. The birds sometimes … sigh. When the geese fly overhead, I worry about my head, especially when I don’t have a hat on. Small bird messes are bad enough.
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Oh yikes, big bird messes must be messy!! lol
Even though it’s still warm in California in October, we still get into the autumn activities., like harvest festivals, apples picking, and pumpkin patches. We may do some of those activities!
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Yes, overhead means you duck or move out of the way pronto! I often move over from where they are flying if I can because ya never know! I wondered if you would still celebrate the typical autumn activities, so now I have my answer. Right now, we may be as warm as California – today was 84 again. Labor Day weekend was cool and a lot of people decorate outside their home for harvest time at/around Labor Day. With this heat, the pumpkins will likely puree. 🙂
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Squirrels will have pumpkin puree soon if this heat continues! We had cooler weather and now it’s warm again. It’s so much better than the blazing heat we had this summer. At least it’s possible to take a walk and not feel like a roasted potato at the end of it.
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The Summer that goes on forever and it doesn’t matter that Fall arrives on Sunday. We had another 80+ degree day today and 100% humidity. I don’t know how you do it where you live Esther.
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A lovely sitting spot with a peaceful view. Nice photos, Linda. 🙂
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Thank you Rebecca – it was a very peaceful setting, especially with the still waters and reflections.
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Egrets are so cool, great photos Linda !
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I like them too Susan. I have seen many Egrets this Summer, mostly at Lake Erie Metropark. But this morning here was special as the water was calm, making for nice reflections.
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The bench photo is very inviting! As always love the bird reflections. Great post for nine eleven!
Happy Friday the Thirteenth!
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Thank you TD, I’m glad you liked it. That bench parked in the wildflowers is inviting and very peaceful. I was lucky there was an Egret at the Delta and it stayed put a while. I figured these peaceful photos would be perfect for Wordless Wednesday for the September 11th anniversary. Yes, ol’ Friday the 13th – hope you had a un-scary day!
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I had someone wish me a “Happy 9/11”. I replied that I wasn’t sure such a thing was possible. Perhaps she was just flustered and at a loss for something to say.
The photos are so peaceful!
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Hmm – that is cringeworthy, isn’t it? I’m wondering if she was young enough to not remember the significance of the day, but still. I’m glad you liked the photos JP. I had intended to use them in a post about a walk, but the reflections and bench looked so peaceful and 9/11 was a Wednesday so I used them here instead.
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