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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

When you stick your neck out …

… to bend the rules just a tad. Since purchasing my first Metropark pass in the Summer of 2018, I have made countless excursions to various Michigan Metroparks, especially my favorite, Lake Erie Metropark.   The first year I practically wore … Continue reading

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Muskrat Love: A Lotus leaf for lunch – yes please! #Wordless Wednesday #Muskrat

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Fabulous Fair Lane in the Fall.

I’ve taken a lot of walks this year, but not as many as anticipated after retiring on March 29th.  With seemingly endless hours of newfound free time, I had a running list in my head for my longer excursions agenda, … Continue reading

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Marsh Mayhem! #Wordless Wednesday #This is not V-formation; you need a new signal caller!

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Cormorant Camaraderie.

On this August 23, 2024 visit to the Humbug Unit of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, it was a walk filled with a lot of oddball occurrences, from my early morning arrival until my noon departure.  It was the … Continue reading

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Magnificent Mallards at the marsh. #Wordless Wednesday #Feelin’ ducky!

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Fall Infatuation.

Fall (finally) arrived today at 8:44 a.m., just as I was stepping out the door. Ah, glorious Fall, even though the “real feel” was still hot and humid. If you know me personally, or have followed my blog for a … Continue reading

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Peachy keen! #Wordless Wednesday #Barn Swallows dazzle in cobalt blue and orangey-peach tones

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Summer is on the wane (I think), so …

… it’s time to take another look at Council Point Park, some four months after the “Project” began. True to my word, I continue toting my camera to my favorite nature nook, having been enticed to do so after the … Continue reading

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Pause and reflect:  09/11/01  #Wordless Wednesday  #Pray, love, remember. – Wm. Shakespeare

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