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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

Hooray for Heritage Park!

On Saturday, August 6th, Heritage Park in Taylor, Michigan was the site of that City’s 175th birthday party. I’m sure there was lots of cake, ice cream and high fives to go around. Historical Heritage Park has often been the … Continue reading

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National Grab a Handful of Nuts Day. #Wordless Wednesday #Am I squirrelly cuz I love nuts as much as my peanut pals?

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Lotsa loosie goosies.

It has been a while since I regaled you with tales of the Canada Geese I see every day at Council Point Park and/or at larger park venues. That is because Summertime is molting season for these geese, so they … Continue reading

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Peekaboo Doe. #Wordless Wednesday #This soon-to-be Mama was shy, so I couldn’t get too close!

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The moon and stars were aligned …

… because this visit to Lake Erie Metropark on the Saturday of Memorial Weekend was one of my best ever in the four years I’ve been going there. My all-time favorite was the near nose-to-nose encounter with a fawn whose … Continue reading

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“Home Tweet Home” #Wordless Wednesday #Tree Swallow Nesting Boxes at Cove Point

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Just chillin’ on a chilly morn at Lake Erie Metropark.

It was Saturday, the first day of Memorial Day weekend and chilly by late May standards, so I left the house wearing a light jacket. Because dark clouds were brooding, despite a predicted perfect day weather-wise, I wavered whether I … Continue reading

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Mr. Tree says:  “Come up and see my etchings!”  #Wordless Wednesday #Beetle graffiti!

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Whilin’ away the hours …

… in the good ol’ Summertime. During this last decade, walking and blogging have become a huge part of my life, effectively crowding out my former hobbies of reading and gardening. And, though I no longer keep a fast pace … Continue reading

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Me and my shadow.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Twice as nice! #Linda – can I get double peanuts?

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