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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

Hmm – who laid this egg? #Wordless Wednesday #Is there a new “winged creature” at the Park?

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Kindred souls.

It may seem like I write a lot about lavishing sunflower seeds and peanuts on my furry and feathered friends, especially the squirrels. But, please know that other people are concerned about how animals survive in brutal weather too, especially … Continue reading

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A keen observer.

It is a new month, so we’re flipping over to April’s nature calendar page. The venue is Phang Nga Bay, Thailand. What a great spot to sit and watch the world go by and I like the sentiment as well. … Continue reading

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Who is that masked man, er … raccoon? #Wordless Wednesday #My new furry friend at the Park – NOT!

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“Spring is sprung. The grass is riz. I wonder where the birdies is?” ~ Anonymous

There is more March madness than just the events that take place on the hardwood. While both our Michigan teams are gone from this annual college basketball extravaganza, a little March madness has been afoot at my favorite nature nook, … Continue reading

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Bewildered and bedraggled Snowdrops. Angry Robin bemoaning frozen worms.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Weary from Winter #3 years of Wordless Wednesdays for me!

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Ahh – Spring arrives today!

Are you like this young girl, fantasizing about your fantastic gardens, perusing seed catalogs and itching to dig in the dirt? Once upon a time my backyard gardens were my pride and joy. While the front and side gardens boasted … Continue reading

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Why a Duck? Why not a Seagull? #Wordless Wednesday #Marx (Bros.) Madness!

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Humbug Marsh was hummin’, not humdrum on this trek.

Nature lovers here in Southeast Michigan rejoiced at the long-awaited grand opening of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (DRIWR) Humbug Marsh Unit in October 2020. The Visitor and Nature Center did not open simultaneously due to the pandemic, but … Continue reading

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“Hey Linda: are ya gonna tell on me?” #Wordless Wednesday #Munch a bunch!

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