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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

Soaring!

Back in July everything was soaring! Let’s just say that July in Southeast Michigan was truly nothin’ special. Like many of you across the U.S., we were subject to that heat dome that made us miserable the tail end of … Continue reading →

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Sneakin’ a peek! #Wordless Wednesday #P.S. – I did not stick my tongue out at her!

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Musings re: Metropark meetups.

Originally, I planned to entitle this post “Mayfly Mayhem” but I decided perhaps that was a poor choice and, besides, the mayhem would be momentary, only as to those creepy-looking, featherweight creatures called Mayflies and/or Fishflies. Besides, it wasn’t like … Continue reading →

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Blue skies smiling at me. #Wordless Wednesday #Reflection perfection #The smoke took a hike – so did I.

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It was a good shadow day!

“Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson  For many years, while walking on a sunny day, I’d take a photo of my shadow and pronounce it “a good shadow … Continue reading →

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Black-eyed Susans, some with bloody noses! #Wordless Wednesday #Denver Daisies (a type of Black-eyed Susan)

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Happy Soles = happy and satiated souls.

This post is about my participation in the 17th annual Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry Happy Soles 5k Run/Walk/Bike and Virtual Challenge. The event took place on Sunday, June 7th and there were 182 participants that crossed the finish … Continue reading →

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Mother Nature gets an “Atta Girl!” #Wordless Wednesday #A perfect Eastern Tiger Swallowtail atop a perfect Coneflower (Echinacea).

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It’s all about baby steps sometimes.

This post is about a walk taken on May 30th. It’s my usual meander when visiting Dearborn, i.e. a trip that always begins at Ford Field Park, then finds me trekking along the Rouge Gateway Trail, stopping at the Fair … Continue reading →

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Mama Wood Duck and her ducklings in the murky marsh. #Wordless Wednesday #In 2026 the Wood Duck became Michigan’s state duck.

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