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 
Do they still make soap on a rope?
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Funny you ask Brian, because I didn’t think to look and I was sure some people likely never heard of or saw it before. My aunt sold Avon products for years, Avon being mostly products to smell nice. 🙂 (They were in Australia too.) Every Christmas or birthday my mom and I got Avon perfume products and my dad got aftershave or soap on a rope. He cut the rope off and never used aftershave. So I just hopped onto Amazon and yes, they sell lots of soap-on-a-rope products!
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Avon stuff. We always had some around but don’t think soap on a rope was one. That was a weird concept
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Yes, same in our family – it was a weird concept and I’m surprised it still exists today. Amazon carries everything, even obscure things.
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I love that – – help out a heron in a heatwave!
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Glad to give you a smile Anne. It looked so pitiful looking at the fountain, like he/she wished to be in it. It was a very hot day that day.
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I wonder if they do ever go stand under the fountain?!
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That’s a good question Dawn. They have two fountains, one on each side of Coan Lake. There is a resident heron and a resident Cormorant at this park and both hang out at Coan Lake looking for fish. They stock fish in the pond and people fish there (catch-and-release only). The cormorant does go under the fountain, but I’ve never seen the heron go there.
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Beautiful heron in a heatwave. Who’s got some 🧼 on a 🛣️ and a towel so you can get a 🚿😜. Wonderful photography.
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Thank you Raj – glad to give you a smile.
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Most welcome ,Linda! Iam so happy you get a smile.
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So, is this heron before? Or heronafter? Sorry, I still can’t resist bad legal puns.
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Ha ha – it is heron before with some wishful thinking. 🙂 Old habits never die I think!
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Cute. He looks almost confused by the fountain. Poor dude, must be heatstroke.
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Yes, it is cute Ally and I felt badly for the poor thing. It was very hot that day and it looked at the fountain so wistfully, I had to take its photo. There is only one heron I’ve seen there and it is there for the fish. They stock the pond.
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A simmering scene — poor heron!
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Yes, I felt sorry for him Barbara and imagined him wistfully gazing at the shower on that very hot 4th of July day!
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I actually remember getting soap on a rope for Christmas one year, or maybe I gave it…..I remember it anyway. I’ll be glad tomorrow when this heat wave ends….
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My aunt was an “Avon Lady” for years so for birthdays and Christmas, she always gave my parents and me Avon products that smelled good. My father didn’t use aftershave, but she didn’t know that and always gave him a bottle of it, along with a soap on a rope for his birthday and/or Christmas. This heat wave is horrible, but I understand from one of the weather stations I follow, that we will have another heat wave next week, along with some more rain. This has been a crummy Summer weather-wise, just as Winter was and I am ready for Fall and cool, crisp weather with no storms, however, the one meteorologist said we will be having a warm Fall like last year.
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We had a big storm this afternoon, with a crack of lightening so close I turned the computer off, unplugged it and took a long nap. Had a ton of rain, the grass in the backyard was soggy with it. More forecast tomorrow…..worst July ever. Yea, I’m sick of summer, if this is it? already…
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You got the storm we were supposed to get! (Not that I am complaining.) I got up yesterday morning, intending to go out and be home quickly as we had two separate storms on the way, one severe. Before I could get out though, we had a pop-up thunderstorm. Then the afternoon storm fizzled out, though we had some thunder and the late night storm never materialized. We had severe storms again on Saturday after our one-day, humidity-free, “cooler” day Friday. This month, but last month too, have been no joy and I hate to wish my life away, but I am ready for Fall.
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We were supposed to get another one today but it blew away – I’m glad as we don’t need any more rain for a bit – the grass/ground was soggy. I bought a surge protector for the new computer as I had forgot to get one for downstairs.
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We are having very severe weather tomorrow … level three out of six. Already worried about that and I listen to and follow several meteorologists and they all said the next two weeks will be very bad, heat-wise, storm-wise. I cannot wait for Fall to start (though it is supposed to be very hot as well). I still unplug the laptop whenever there is a storm, unless it is severe weather, so I can stay online, but I do have a surge protector on the laptop and a whole house surge protector which I had installed when they put in the furnace and A/C in 2012. Years ago, our original HVAC person told us to always shut off the A/C in a bad storm or when there is lightning nearby. So I do that too and put on the fan. I bought a tower fan which cools nicely and doesn’t move stuff around all over.
Last year I wrote about my grandmother in my annual Grandparents Day post and told about how she was a young girl and witnessed a neighbor get struck by lightning and he died instantly. It was on their farm in Ariss and after that she was very afraid of storms and would sprinkle holy water all over the house. She was traumatized by the death as it was a neighbor she always liked. She was taking lunch to her father out in the field and was running home as it got very dark and started storming.
We had “The Green Storm” a derecho on July 16, 1980 – it was terrifying. I was at work and the windows in the corner office down the hall from me blew out and took everything out of the senior partner’s office – he was vacationing on his sailboat in Georgian Bay, or he likely would have been injured/killed. Our grass was long and needed cutting and was blown over like it had been combed down and all the trees in the median on the main drag were bent over. The City had just planted them. I got off the bus and saw that. The sky turned a putrid green and we had nearly 100 mph winds. Thankfully no damage … since then, I worry about storms, especially the frequency of these, which sometimes don’t happen, but hearing about them … sigh.
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I’ve never even heard of a green storm….although it can get scary if the winds are too high surrounded by all the neighbours big trees. How traumatizing for your grandma. I remember my parents talking about a tornado that hit in 1952 and how dark the sky got in that direction. Normally I don’t unplug anything, just figure it will be covered under the house insurance, but I am more careful with the laptop as it’s new. I’m having a backyard party tomorrow for 5 people so it had better not rain until later in the day….today would have been perfect but one person couldn’t come. I’ve spend all day cutting up fruit and preparing salad stuff so I hope we don’t have to cancel again. We can eat inside, but my house is small and the backyard/deck is so nice this time of year. I hoped to eat at my table under the trees….
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It was a scary day for sure for “The Green Storm” and we were not the only state that experienced it. I know Wisconsin also had the same storm. I think the winds were higher than 100 mph now that I think of it. They said it was a derecho, some say a tornado. My grandmother never forgot that storm the rest of her life. Many people made fun of her, taunting her with “there goes Minnie sprinkling holy water around the house.” I never thought it was funny. I don’t have holy water, but have a St. Joseph statue for protecting the house (and me).
Well, I hope you don’t have any bad weather and are able to have your gathering outside. I’ve heard different versions on when the storm arrives … I wish it was over already to be honest.
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I have thought about making soap on a rope but never did.
Coincidentally, I have a heron in my post today too. 🙂
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My aunt was an “Avon Lady so we always got birthday gifts that smelled good. She always got my dad aftershave and a soap on a rope, but he preferred baths to showers, so cut the rope portion off and I think he got Old Spice shaving soap from someone and didn’t use that, nor aftershave. It is actually more sanitary and lasts longer than regular soap as it doesn’t stay wet. You should make soap on a rope for Christmas gifts – something different and you could even make it in Christmas scents (if that is possible since you make a more natural soap). Great minds think alike with our herons Ruth. 🙂 I watched this heron for quite a while and will have a post about him at a later date. It really seemed like he was wistful about being in that water. It was 4th of July and such a hot day.
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😂 I feel like I’m swimming in humidity and I should probably be wearing a bikini 😅
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I am so tired of these heat and humidity – it is Florida weather. No offense to Florida, but I didn’t sign up for this!
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That heron is eyeing the fountain pretty longingly. It’s a good thing he (or she?) loves water in this heat.
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I think it really wanted to jump in Laurie. It was 4th of July and the firecrackers were not the only things that were blazing hot! I got some fun pictures later of that heron when it decided a shower head to toe would not be a good look for him/her.
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You not only get the best picture possible, but then your captions are always so clever!
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I’m glad you liked the photos and the captions Diane. This heron and I spent a lot of time together after I took this photo. He did not jump into the shower/fountain, but hung out by the seawall for a long time and I got some fun shots of him fishing (or trying to). 🙂
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What fun!
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I think it will make a fun post (at least I hope so). 🙂
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Soap on a rope is great for camping, or when you have to use a public shower. I know that heron was wishing! Great shots, Linda!
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Thank you Terri! I would imagine it would come in handy when camping and using a public shower as there is nowhere to put your stuff – this way your neck comes in handy for toting the soap! Of course, for the heron, with its ever-changing neck posture … it’s up, it’s down might pose a problem. 🙂
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I know how he feels. He’s chosen the perfect spot.
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Yes, if we’re warm here in Michigan, you must really be warm. Summer weather I am hearing will extend long into Fall. Yes, he did have a good spot Rebecca. There was a tree there, so I was in the shade, as was the heron, which is why he looks a little dark here, but he was looking so wistfully at that fountain.
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My, those long legs with the long neck really are something! This species is not a seed-eater!
Excellent pics, Linda! 😊
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Thank you Tom! I spent some time with this heron that day … he/she was trying to fish along the seawall but with no success. The other pics I got were a bit clearer – he moved over near the shade tree – it was so hot that day (4th of July).
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I’m sorry that he didn’t get any fish. They probably have better luck when it’s not so sunny. Sometimes it’s tough to be a carnivore in the wild; you don’t always have prey around to get.
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I always think herons look like they could use a good meal. This one was persistent, that’s for sure. He stood there a long time, staring at the water. The poor creatures. This weather has to be brutal on them and zaps their energy needed to provide for themselves.
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Haha cute title
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Thank you Susan – glad you liked it!
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Brilliant the way you caught the heron near the fountain – and fun title (and true this heat wave is cray cray)
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Thank you – I’m glad you liked it Yvette. This heron was looking so longingly at the fountain, as if it wished to be in there, so I had to capture its wistfulness and share it. We had a couple of nice, humid-free and sunny days, so I was gone to catch up on long walks and lots of photos. We creep into humidity and heat tomorrow and will have a heat index of 105 on Thursday and for the next 4-5 days. Not my cup of tea at all!
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yuck to that weather – blah
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We had a bad storm blow in here this afternoon and it rumbled on and on with torrential rain – some places around here, like the airport, got five inches of rain in 40 minutes. We have the same set-up for tomorrow and Wednesday unfortunately, but then it is good weather for about four day. We need it as it has been a stormy, brutally hot Summer.
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I aw some of that in the news – and hope the next two days are not too rough! ugh
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I felt for those people in the direct line of the derecho on Monday night. I experienced the “Green Storm” derecho in July 1980 and it was horribly scary and since then I am very uneasy about volatile weather. We will have one more bad storm Wednesday night into Thursday, then about four nice weather days. I am looking forward to that.
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ugh – hope wednesday is not too bad
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Me too. I’m so ready for Fall and hopefully less volatile weather. I hope all our West Coast friends are safe from tonight’s big earthquake and tsunami.
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yes – prayers for Hawaii too – and Guam – I just saw the news.
oh and funny you should mention fall, because I was just cleaning up after a house guest left (so fun) – and as I saw a winter blanket I exhaled and smiled to think of winter. Because these dog days of summer are being felt!
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I didn’t have the news on after I came over to WordPress and turned it on at 11:00 to hear that … one of the strongest earthquakes ever. I’m following a guy who is sailing around the world on a sailboat and is Hawaii currently, so I went to see how he was and he had over 1,000 comments from people worried about him and his rescue cat. The dog days of summer are killing all of us!
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your comment reminded me to check on a sailor gal that I follow, Captn’ Jill
and I hope your blog friend is okay – and safe with the cat. I saw on the news that sometimes boaters can go out far into the water – beyond the swell – to avoid the tsunami?
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I hope your sailor gal is okay Yvette. My blogging friend is fine. The guy with the cat is someone I follow on social media. His name is Oliver Widger and he left a corporate job after 11 years, sold all his belongings, cashed out his 401k and bought a sailboat to sail around the world. He learned how to sail it using YouTube. His cat is a pet, that he’s had a few years and found in a dumpster and it’s a pretty Calico named “Phoenix” and he calls his First Mate. He is traveling alone. It’s very adventurous … after Hawaii, he goes to the Polynesian Islands.
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wow – Oliver Widger sounds like he made some very serious choices to live his life the way he wants to – and good for him. also glad he is okay
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Yes, big changes. Before this adventure, he had some issues with spinal pain and was told that surgery to relieve the pain could cause paralysis, so he decided to live with the pain, cast aside his past life and embark on a new life. He is only 29 years old. Today he posted that two days after the tsunami in Hawaii, the waters were more turbulent that before, but he is still okay. He did post a few weeks ago that he has to buy a larger sailboat as this one is not strong enough to go around the world or cross an ocean. He said he knew nothing about buying the sailboat he has, just bought it used as he wanted to begin his journey. I think he is a brave young man.
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yes brave and tough – because sailing is not easy – and wow – doing so much solo – whew – one tough dude
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Yes, those are a lot of changes in one person’s life and to tackle it all at one time takes guts. I know he is only 29 years old, but it is still a life-changing experience.
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