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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

Great EGGS-pectations!

Mother’s Day is always a time of reflection for me – today’s post will be a mini time travel. I weighed a mere 4 pounds, 11 ounces (2.13 kilograms) when I was born, so my parents were surprised when I … Continue reading

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Some day my ship will come in, but for now I’ll perch on Lucky 7!

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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Mother Nature finally rolls out her Spring palette.

While Fall is my absolute favorite season, that proclamation comes with an asterisk, because once those flowering trees and Spring flowers begin to pop in a still-blah landscape, I am in awe of all of this season’s eye candy. Admittedly, … Continue reading

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“Sunspot baby” (and the fam).

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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“The universe is wider than our views of it.” ~~~ Henry David Thoreau

Earth Day comes one day a year – April 22nd. It should be every day in my humble opinion. These days “Earthlings” must rejoice in every nature encounter because the flora and fauna that existed for most of our lives … Continue reading

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Him: “Me Tarzan – you Jane!” Her: “Whatever.” #Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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With a song in my heart .…

As I am often wont to do on special holidays, my post is not always about tootling along a park path, but instead taking a stroll down Memory Lane. So, once again, today’s post will find me reflecting on some … Continue reading

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Whoa Nelly! #Wordless Wednesday #Nelly Moser Clematis from my garden #April is National Garden Month

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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On the cusp of Spring, there were buds and birds!

It was March 13th, the first long and leisurely walk with my camera in 2025. The day began early as a one-mile walk at Council Point Park, then three hours of traversing the trails at Lake Erie Metropark, finally topped … Continue reading

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After the rain …. #Wordless Wednesday #April is National Garden Month #Roses from my garden

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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