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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

Pickin’ and grinnin’ and …

… pitchin’ in. On any given day, loose litter blows about in the gentle wind … a stray fast-food wrapper here, an empty water bottle there. A half-eaten apple, carelessly tossed aside, reposes near the perimeter path, evidently too dilapidated … Continue reading

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Parker sez: “Five peanuts for five poses!” #Wordless Wednesday #Yep, I paid up!

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

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Tree-hugging and trekking.

Just like many Michiganders, on Earth Day 2023, I awoke to a soggy Saturday. While I sipped my coffee, I decided that Mother Earth was shedding tears … tears for what has become of our planet. I am not talking … Continue reading

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Spring cleaning, er … preening! #Wordless Wednesday #Now I’m good to go and I’ll get a gullfriend!

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

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You want whimsy? Well, I’ve got whimsy 4 U!

Yes indeed, I do have the word “whimsy” in my blog title so, settle in and be prepared to see a slew of whimsical images from a mural at a local children’s playground. I’ve been promising fellow blogger Jeanine, lover … Continue reading

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Proceeding at a snail’s pace! #Wordless Wednesday #Must. Do. Better!

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

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Easy like (Easter) Sunday morning.

Easter Sunday morning was picture-perfect, so after a quick stop to walk one mile and feed the critters at my favorite nature nook, I headed straight to Heritage Park. As I crossed the parking lot, there was an unusual sight, … Continue reading

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Sunny daze.

As April 14th dawns, approximately 20 million+ other celebrants here on Planet Earth will mark the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Today I’ll stray a bit from my usual nature treks to take another stroll down … Continue reading

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A Mallard muses about reflections: is it live … or is it Memorex? #Wordless Wednesday

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

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Next stop: Bunnyville.

I was a dumb bunny (who me??) And I know you are all ears to find out why! Well, here’s my little tail, er … tale. I went down the proverbial rabbit hole to prepare this post. I thought it … Continue reading

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