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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

Winter: It’s NO walk in the Park sometimes.

Whew! We’ve left Winter in the rear-view mirror and Spring officially arrived on Saturday. Of course, that is just “calendar Spring” and doesn’t mean we won’t still see ice and snow, nor endure more cold temps, but the angle of … Continue reading

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Parker: “I’d rather have a pot of peanuts, than a pot of gold!” #Wordless Wednesday; #Wildlife Wednesday

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A shoreline stroll for me and a doggone sweet story for you.

Every February, usually the coldest and snowiest month of the year here in the Mitten State, a crowd of people flock to Dingell Park at the shoreline of the Detroit River. Some are photographers that set up tripods and use … Continue reading

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One year of COVID-19 … sometimes we improvise. One year of Wordless Wednesday posts … yay! #Wordless Wednesday

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

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When seasons clash.

Elizabeth Park is one of my favorite weekend haunts. For the nature lover, there’s a little bit of everything to see and enjoy … perhaps a nice stroll along the boardwalk where you are sure to meet up with a … Continue reading

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A paddling goes a’paddling. #Wordless Wednesday #A rose among the thorns.

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I was late to the party …

… the Christmas party at Heritage Park that is. Long-time followers of my blog know that Heritage Park is one of my favorite places to visit all year around. There is an asphalt track which encircles a large area of … Continue reading

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Pavarotti? Great facial expressions! #Wordless Wednesday #Seagull Shenanigans

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

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Pavarotti? Great facial expressions! #Wordless Wednesday #Seagull Shenanigans

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

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Winter Brrrds!

I won’t kid you … to plagiarize a familiar Christmas song, the weather outside is (and has been) frightful. Do I blame this on the Groundhog, who boldly declared there would be six more weeks of Winter, or, do I … Continue reading

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