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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

It was a feather in my cap …

… that I decided to go to Heritage Park on July 16th.  I had an agenda of “wants” that included tiny ducklings, grown-up goslings and baby Barn Swallows. I knew that of these three “wants” the Barn Swallows would be … Continue reading

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Anyone got some soap on a rope and a towel so I can get a shower? #Wordless Wednesday #Help out a heron in a heat wave!

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

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Boppin’ by the big red barn.

Every season I stop at the Trenton Cultural Center to see what is happening at Emily Frank Gardens, but I’m a more frequent visitor this time of year.  The Gardens encompass just a small area of this venue, which is … Continue reading

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How the heck do I get down? #Wordless Wednesday #Mama said there’ll be days like this!

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

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I was seeking sweet ducklings and …

… the adventure went swimmingly! This walk took place on June 16th, the day after my “Gosling-palooza” post.  I’d already been on multiple “missions” to find and photograph goslings, so I was ready to give that quest a rest.  Since … Continue reading

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Spent Allium or Sparklers? #Wordless Wednesday

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Hittin’ the trail to help the hungry.

Since 2018 I have participated in the annual Happy Soles 5K to raise money for Fish & Loaves, a local food pantry.  In 2018 and 2019 I walked the 5K on-site, but since then, due to COVID, I have opted … Continue reading

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OUCH!! #Wordless Wednesday #A prickly situation. Hmm – is the bug impaled on that spine?

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Sunseekers of the world unite!

Summer is finally here following a Spring that was quite wobbly, a season that left me weary as we endured odd temps, endless windy days and rain.  The skies were often gloomy and this could not always be blamed on … Continue reading

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One long-legged gal looked like a deer-in-the-headlights (me); one long-legged gal ambled off (not me). #Wordless Wednesday #She just appeared out of nowhere!

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

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