Category Archives: nature

On the cusp of Spring, there were buds and birds!

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Linda Schaub

It was March 13th, the first long and leisurely walk with my camera in 2025. The day began early as a one-mile walk at Council Point Park, then three hours of traversing the trails at Lake Erie Metropark, finally topped … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, nature, walk, walking | Tagged Almost Spring!, birds, nature, walk, walking | 75 Comments

Meandering along this path we call Life ….

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Linda Schaub

Well, it’s already been a year since I retired. There was no fanfare on that final day, certainly no gold watch … no handshake either, just a “thanks for everything” e-mail from my boss of almost 25 years (2000 – … Continue reading →

Posted in #Sunday Stills Challenge, Butterflies, Flowers, Memories, nature | Tagged #Sunday Stills Challenge, Butterflies, Flowers, nature | 71 Comments

Follow me where I go … #Wordless Wednesday #Hmm – do they do 10,000 steps a day though? #National Walking Day

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature, walking | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, Canada Geese, nature, walking | 53 Comments

March Madness. #Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, March Madness, nature | 46 Comments

Sometimes Seasons Collide …

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… and they sound like ice cubes clinking against each other in a glass. We were on the cusp of Spring when I had this mid-day, mini-meander at Dingell Park ten days ago. It was gorgeous weather, sunny and bright, … Continue reading →

Posted in #Sunday Stills Challenge, birds, nature, Seasons, walk, walking | Tagged #Sunday Stills Challenge, birds, nature, Spring, walk, walking, Winter | 70 Comments

Pond Life Peekaboo. #Wordless Wednesday #My 5-year anniversary of doing WW

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, nature | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, Emily Frank Gardens, nature | 69 Comments

There’s no green to be seen!

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Linda Schaub

(Around here, anyway.) Despite the fact that we’ve had above-normal temps most of the past week, even reaching the 70s Friday and Saturday, surprisingly, Mother Nature has not dipped her paintbrush into the green paint just yet. Meanwhile, Chicagoans were … Continue reading →

Posted in #Monthly Color Challenge, nature, Spring, walk, walking | Tagged #Monthly Color Challenge, nature, Spring, walk, walking | 45 Comments

Red-winged Blackbird singing his heart out, then crickets. #Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, male Red-winged Blackbird, nature | 49 Comments

Takin’ a walk on the wild(flower) side.

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Linda Schaub

July 20th was still another sweltering, sauna-like day in the Summer of 2024. Two days later, WORLDWIDE, the former high temperature record was smashed. I’m not only a weather worrier, but daily, before heading out, I consult multiple online weather … Continue reading →