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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

Friday Frivolity.

Oh, those gray days and Winter doldrums have set in for most of us.  The multiple holiday festivities are in the rear view mirror and the harsh reality is that it’s only January, and at least three long months of … Continue reading

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So, am I any wiser in 2019?

Did I gain any more smarts than I had on the last day of the old year, which was already one week ago today?  The jury is still out on that question as of the 7th day of this newly … Continue reading

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Owl be seeing you …

… or maybe not. Well, I was bound and determined to drive all the way out to Pointe Mouillee in South Rockwood, just because I wanted to see that beautiful snowy owl.  Its images around this marshy region were captured … Continue reading

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Topsy-Turvy.

Today was not the usual jaunt for me – it was kind of backwards, actually. I follow the Detroit Audubon Society on Facebook, and earlier this week, a local photographer posted a series of shots of a snowy owl he … Continue reading

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Peace at the Park.

On the first day of this newly minted year, I arrived at Council Point Park, just a little later than usual.  That’s because firecrackers in the ‘hood were going off ‘til the wee hours of the morn, so I figured … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

Overheard at Council Point Park today:  “Those squirrels eat better than I do!” Hmm.  This gentlemen was strolling along the perimeter path.  He was not watching me feeding my little buddies, but happened to come along after I had just … Continue reading

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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The year 2018, like this snowman …

… is going, going, gone! This snowman is smiling.  That’s because he didn’t know his fate once photographer Jill Wellington snapped this picture and he dissolved into the hot chocolate – ouch! But his marshmallow face mirrors mine, because I’m … Continue reading

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As we slowly slide toward 2019 …

I have finally gotten my ducks in a row with all the photos I took in early December.  This is the last batch of belated photos and stories.  If you like ducks, well today’s post will be right up your … Continue reading

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Had I known …

Well, had I known the weather would be so cooperative throughout December, I probably would not have gone on a marathon walking-and-photo-taking session back on the weekend of December 8th and 9th.  Who knew?  But, on that weekend, it was … Continue reading

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