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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

Stirring the Memory Pot – A spot of tea.

I’m going to stray from the beaten path just a little today for this Grandparents Day post. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you long ago learned that I have plenty good to write about my … Continue reading

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Splish-splash, I was taking a bath ….  #Wordless Wednesday  #Double-Crested Cormorant a/k/a “The Flasher”

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And just like that …

… (snapping fingers), the unofficial end of Summer has arrived. Does it seem like we just heralded the gateway to Summer on Memorial Day weekend, or are you just done with Summer? MOST people around the world griped about the … Continue reading

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Catching 40 winks.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Mallard at the marsh.

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Trapper’s Run Nature Trail Trek.

This is part two of my very looooong walk taken at Lake Erie Metropark on June 18th. Part one was last Monday’s post. I figured I was on a roll that day … you will recall that just about the … Continue reading

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Sandhill Cranes at Lake Erie Metropark  #Wordless Wednesday  #The Three Musketeers

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The Trifecta – sometimes good things come in threes!

Well you probably guessed, since I was wowed by the beautiful pregnant doe on my last trip here, I would hustle back to Lake Erie Metropark to search for her and her fawn(s) and cross my fingers for a second … Continue reading

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Swallowtail Butterflies at Memorial Park. #Wordless Wednesday

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The Compromise.

Today is the fifth anniversary of my friend Marge Aubin’s passing. I want to honor her memory, not only as a good friend and former neighbor, but also, as many of you longtime followers know, she is the person who … Continue reading

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Perfect reflections.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Cuter than rubber duckies!

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