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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

I’m thinking Spring-y thoughts; are you?

After all, Spring is just a heartbeat away, right? But, as I am writing this post, the winds are howling, snow flurries are flitting about and I wonder why our Summer-like weekday weather vanishes every weekend. It’s no joy to … Continue reading

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Stoney stares.  #Wordless Wednesday #Creepy eyes in the ‘hood.

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They’re late: they forgot to spring forward!

Climate change and El Niño partnered to create a beautiful Autumn here in Southeast Michigan and Veterans Day 2023 was no exception – it was a sunny, Pure Michigan day. I was eager to explore a woodsy area located between … Continue reading

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Graceful Mute Swans.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Beautiful birds, but sometimes bullies.

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What’s that bright yellow orb in the sky?

Last Summer’s predictions for a mild and fairly dry Winter, thanks to an impending El Niño, filled my heart with joy. I have never been a fan of Winter and this mindset was long before I began my walking regimen … Continue reading

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Cheep digs! #Wordless Wednesday #Why are both birdhouses askew I ask you?

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Deception is NOT my intention!

Admittedly, today’s post is not my usual shtick. But, I do love to stir the memory pot on occasion, especially when it involves a brush with fame. As you already know, (if you have been reading all the way to … Continue reading

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The Red-winged Blackbirds are back; it must be Spring!  #Wordless Wednesday  #My stats: 27th annual GBBC (“Great Backyard Bird Count”)

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Let me tell you ‘bout the birds and the bees and …

… the flowers and the trees, all seen on my second trip to the Environmental Interpretive Center (“EIC”) on Saturday, August 19th. My first visit to this woodsy setting at the edge of the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s campus was back … Continue reading

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Peace -n- Love. #Wordless Wednesday #60s Vibes #Valentine’s Day

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