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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

Cruisin’ on the Canal. Honk if you need to cross!

I did a recent post involving a conundrum called a “Goose Jam” and no, that is not something you slather on your English Muffin. In that post, which can be found by clicking here, you learned how the Canada Geese … Continue reading

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Now you see me … now you don’t! #Wordless Wednesday #Pied-billed Grebe

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Roaming the Riverfront.

Back on January 22nd, on a snow-free, but frosty morning, as I layered up to head outside, I got a crazy notion that it might be fun to visit all the shoreline parks along the Detroit River. I knew the … Continue reading

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Pondering life amongst the spider webs.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Juvenile European Starling

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Lending a helping hand.

It is said that every picture tells a story and the devastation left by Hurricane Ian’s wrath needs no words. Neighbors, friends, family and strangers are pulling together to help others pick up the pieces of their lives, if that’s … Continue reading

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Road trip with Dad!! #Wordless Wednesday #Maria and Benjamin visit Council Point Park

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Bunnies and Duckies and …

… Nuttin’ Honeys – OH MY! Hits and misses. Up until Labor Day I hadn’t taken more than a handful of photos at my favorite nature nook, Council Point Park, after inundating you with images charting the goslings’ growth from … Continue reading

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Cheep and kitschy digs #Wordless Wednesday #House Sparrow

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Say “Sayonara” to Summer with Sunflowers.

Just two more days until Summer wraps up and we venture into Autumn. This trip to the Emily Frank Gardens at the Trenton Cultural Center on July 31st was probably one of the shortest walks at a venue that I’ve … Continue reading

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The chatterbox.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Listening is a virtue. #Barn Swallows

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