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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

And what’s bugging you today? #Wordless Wednesday #Will feathers fly? #Sandhill Crane vs Red-winged Blackbird

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

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They say it’s your Bird Day!

Happy Labor Day! Today’s post features the first calendar page of the new month as its header image. The venue is Wharariki Beach in New Zealand. I love the quote and agree – do you? Planning for weekend walks is … Continue reading

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Barefootin’!!!  #Wordless Wednesday

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

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When you’re “hangry” and your better half …

… returns to the nest empty-taloned!!! You may recall my recent post about my morning spent at Lake Erie Metropark, the highlight being the face-to-face, er … nose encounter with the delightful doe in the woods. Then I capped off … Continue reading

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I see everything! #Wordless Wednesday #Throw me some cracked corn and I’ll look the other way.

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

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Butterfly in B minor.

I know just what you’re thinking. You are looking at this blog post title and scratching your head. Where is Linda taking us today? Will this post be yet another melding of culture and nature? Well, you know how sometimes … Continue reading

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Oops, I dropped my paddle! #Wordless Wednesday #Up a creek without a paddle – no more SUP for me!

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Though we were on the cusp of Summer …

… it already felt like Summer was here – whew! So much for savoring the last weekend of Spring. Perhaps if I had not arrived midday at Elizabeth Park, I would have appreciated the ambiance of this venue a wee … Continue reading

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Wood Duck #Wordless Wednesday #Blurred lines … Mama Wood Duck and ducklings

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

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The stars were aligned for me on this walk.

‘Tis the first Monday of a new month, so it’s time to use the August nature calendar page which is featured above. This venue is Tipperary, Ireland … not that there is anything Irish-looking about the photo. It was Father’s … Continue reading

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