Chilling after kickin’ up my heels, er … hooves. #Wordless Wednesday

Posted on November 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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42 Responses to Chilling after kickin’ up my heels, er … hooves. #Wordless Wednesday

  2. ortensia's avatar ortensia says:
    November 5, 2025 at 7:53 am

    That certainly tell a story😍

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  4. Anne Mehrling's avatar Anne Mehrling says:
    November 5, 2025 at 9:55 am

    I might have seen your deer. Others see 🦌 around here, but I often fail to see them.

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  5. Dave's avatar Dave says:
    November 5, 2025 at 11:29 am

    It helps to have long legs in these situations.

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  6. J P's avatar J P says:
    November 5, 2025 at 11:32 am

    I have heard of tip toe, but not dip doe. 🙂

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      November 5, 2025 at 6:46 pm

      Ha ha – yes, it did dip a hoof in the water and said “might as well cool off” so, the marsh was nice on a hot day, even if it had a lot of green stuff on top.

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  7. trumstravels's avatar trumstravels says:
    November 5, 2025 at 2:47 pm

    Ah what a cute photo!

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  8. AnnMarie Stevens's avatar AnnMarie Stevens says:
    November 5, 2025 at 3:59 pm

    Miss Linda…………………………..I didn’t realize that deer went that deep to drink water……………………………it sure must be cold water………………………………

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      November 5, 2025 at 6:51 pm

      Ann Marie – I have only seen the deer in the marsh at Lake Erie Metropark when they are eating the lotuses, but there were no big lotuses there that day, so I have to assume it was cooling off as it was a hot day. I was at Dingell Park once and a man there said he saw several bucks swimming from Mud Island over to the pavilion area – he said all you could see were their heads with the big antlers. I found that hard to believe, so that night when I got on the computer, I Googled and yes, deer are very good swimmers. Who knew?

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  9. ruthsoaper's avatar ruthsoaper says:
    November 5, 2025 at 6:06 pm

    Nice picture, Linda. Was this a very hot day? I’ve not seen a deer wading in the water like that.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      November 5, 2025 at 6:56 pm

      Thank you Ruth. Yes, it was a hot day and there were two deer wading, so I took a photo, but they were far away so the picture wasn’t good, but then when I walked back the second time, this deer was closer. I usually only see the deer in the marsh at Lake Erie Metropark when they are eating the lotuses, but there were no big lotuses there that day, so I have to assume it was cooling off as it was hot – it was on July 21st, so no lotuses to eat that early. Down at Dingell Park in Ecorse, there is a small uninhabited island called “Mud Island” and once I was talking to a fisherman there who said he saw several bucks swimming from Mud Island over to the pavilion area where we were standing. He said all you could see were their heads with the big antlers. He told me snakes and deer live on the island and probably coyotes too. I found that hard to believe about the deer swimming, so that night when I got on the computer, I Googled and yes, deer are very good swimmers.

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  10. Laurie's avatar Laurie says:
    November 5, 2025 at 6:52 pm

    Very cool! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a deer wading in the water. You were there at just the right time!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      November 5, 2025 at 8:03 pm

      Yes, I only see them wading in the water when they are eating lotus leaves, but there were really no lotuses on that day as it was just July and there were not many this Summer. My timing was great Laurie! 🙂

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  11. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    November 5, 2025 at 8:04 pm

    That’s a great picture, Linda! Happy Wednesday!

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  12. Rebecca's avatar Rebecca says:
    November 6, 2025 at 10:49 pm

    What a wonderful photo, Linda, and a great catch.

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  13. lindalouslife's avatar lindalouslife says:
    November 7, 2025 at 10:37 am

    How cute! When the drainage easement on our property floods due to heavy rain, the deer come out and splash in the water. It’s fun to watch.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      November 7, 2025 at 8:28 pm

      I was fun seeing this deer on a hot day. That would be fun to watch. Years ago, I was at this same park and all of a sudden I saw a fawn and its mother as I was driving out of the park. I pulled into a lot and got out quietly. The mother left a few minutes later to go for a swim. I didn’t know deer swam until I saw it with my own eyes. She jumped into the water with a big splash and just left her baby behind with me! I was very close to it, taking pictures and speaking softly and it just grazed and looked at me every so often. Mama came back a while later, stood a few paces away and the fawn reluctantly left, though it kept looking back at me until it finally trotted off after its mother. My best wildlife experience ever.

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  14. Debbie D.'s avatar Debbie D. says:
    November 7, 2025 at 2:27 pm

    Nice candid shot! 😃 I didn’t know deer were so keen on wading through water.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      November 7, 2025 at 8:40 pm

      Thank you Debbie! Yes, deer like to go into the water, sometimes to eat the lotus leaves and sometimes just to cool off like on this day. I learned that deer liked the water and knew how to swim when I was at this park one time and driving out of the park when I saw a fawn and its mom. I pulled into a nearby parking lot (lucky for me as you can’t stop on the road) and got out of the car quietly. Not long afterward the Mom went to the marsh, jumped in with a splash and begin swimming. I was gobsmacked seeing that and because she left her little one standing near me. I took lots of photos of the fawn and when she came to collect it, it kept looking back at me as it trotted away. My best wildlife experience ever.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      November 7, 2025 at 8:43 pm

      Debbie – here is my Wordless Wednesday post about Bambi:

      Bashful Bambi. #Wordless Wednesday #Nice meetin’ ya kid.

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  15. Prior...'s avatar Prior... says:
    November 22, 2025 at 12:42 am

    this was a really great capture

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