Gawkers. #Wordless Wednesday #Perhaps they’re looking for Spring?

Posted on February 5, 2025 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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39 Responses to Gawkers. #Wordless Wednesday #Perhaps they’re looking for Spring?

  1. J P's avatar J P says:
    February 5, 2025 at 7:07 am

    There is a little chute of a plant that makes it look like the duck on the left is spitting on his friend.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      February 5, 2025 at 8:42 pm

      I went back and looked at the photo and I missed that JP! You have an eagle eye! It does look like it is spitting on his friend – they must have had words, so no wonder they weren’t looking at one another.

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  2. Laurie's avatar Laurie says:
    February 5, 2025 at 7:24 am

    I am certainly looking for spring, even if these ducks aren’t. One of the harbingers of spring (for me) is the trip I make to a nearby wildlife refuge in Feb. or March to see the migrating snow geese. This year, the refuge is closed due to bird flu concerns. It’s understandable, but disappointing.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      February 5, 2025 at 8:45 pm

      That would be a disappointment Laurie. I follow a blogger named Rebecca who just posted about snow geese – in fact she sees them every year. She lives in Tennessee. I’ll send the link in another comment as soon as I find it. Perhaps you could go there? I’d be happy to ask her where this is. Her video was just incredible.

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      • Laurie's avatar Laurie says:
        February 5, 2025 at 9:52 pm

        I would love to travel to TN to see the snow geese, Linda, but I can’t. Bill and I are going to OR next week to help our son and DIL. They just had twin girls! They have asked us to stay for 6 weeks, and we are happy to do so. These girls are their first (and second) children, and they are both in their 40s. We are so happy for them.

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      • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
        February 5, 2025 at 9:55 pm

        How exciting Laurie – congratulations to you and Bill and your son and DIL. Twins! How nice! Maybe your venue will be over the bird flu precautions by next year or keep this place in mind – you/I could ask Rebecca where it is. Safe travels and enjoy spoiling those babies!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      February 5, 2025 at 8:47 pm

      Laurie – here is the link to Rebecca’s recent post. Maybe the snow geese are still here?

      Watching the Snow Geese

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      • indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
        February 8, 2025 at 10:54 pm

        OMG Linda! We drove past a farm field today by our house and there was a field full of all white geese. We had no idea they were called snow geese!

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      • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
        February 9, 2025 at 3:58 pm

        They must have been migrating through – weren’t they beautiful Diane? I have never seen them – they don’t migrate through here or I’d make an effort to see them, but Rebecca, posts about them every year – I would love to see all those beautiful white geese.

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  3. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    February 5, 2025 at 7:45 am

    They might have a long wait!

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  5. derrycats's avatar derrycats says:
    February 5, 2025 at 8:29 am

    Counting the days…

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  6. AnnMarie R stevens's avatar AnnMarie R stevens says:
    February 5, 2025 at 9:17 am

    Miss Linda……………………………Well…………………..the sun is out………………..They’re probably looking for someone like you who will………………………maybe leave them a treat!

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  7. Ally Bean's avatar Ally Bean says:
    February 5, 2025 at 9:51 am

    Isn’t every creature in our region looking for spring? Soon, I hope.

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  8. TD's avatar TD says:
    February 5, 2025 at 3:27 pm

    Rubbernecks…

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      February 5, 2025 at 8:56 pm

      Funny you write that TD, because I originally had “Rubberneckin’ at the Marsh” as my third title and decided to leave it out and mention Spring instead. You know, great minds think alike. 🙂

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  9. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja says:
    February 5, 2025 at 8:28 pm

    Looking spring.

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  10. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    February 5, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    They really are gawking, Linda! So cute!

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  11. Debbie D.'s avatar Debbie D. says:
    February 5, 2025 at 11:47 pm

    I think most of us are looking for spring. Something interesting must have caught their attention. Nice capture!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      February 6, 2025 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks Debbie – I swiveled my head around to figure out what they were looking at but saw nothing. Yes, Spring … where art thou? Woody the Woodchuck may have been a bit off on her prediction this year.

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  12. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar Bay Photos By Donna says:
    February 6, 2025 at 10:21 am

    “Hey, you see that handsome fella over there?”
    “Shhhhhhhh, I am trying to look pretty!”
    😊

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  13. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    February 6, 2025 at 9:38 pm

    Yes, probably looking for nice males to pair with! Ducklings will be coming soon! 😊

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  14. singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
    February 12, 2025 at 4:50 pm

    They look healthy and curious! Spring is on the way, fellas, hang in there. Can’t wait to see the little duckies that will follow.

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