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The moon and stars were aligned …

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Linda Schaub

… 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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Grinning like a Cheshire cat.  #Wordless Wednesday  #1,122 of 1,256 mi./1,806 of 2,021 km.

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Linda Schaub

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

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A lifelong love of lavender.

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Linda Schaub

It is said that our sense of smell is linked closely to memory, thus certain smells can whisk us back to earlier periods of time in a heartbeat. The smell of lavender is ingrained in my memory and this is … Continue reading →

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Time flies …

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Linda Schaub

It simply CANNOT be sixty years ago today that I began kindergarten at E.A. Orr Elementary School. Yes … it was on September 5, 1961. I will tell you that for several years before beginning school, every afternoon Mom and … Continue reading →

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“Miracle” is now a Canuck!

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Linda Schaub

On March 15th, I did a post about “Miracle on the Detroit River” which was the saga of a small dog who was chased by a coyote onto the frozen Detroit River during the brutally cold Polar Vortex. This post … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Linda Schaub

Originally posted on WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY:
#Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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It was serendipity.

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Linda Schaub

A week ago today I visited with an old friend. While it is certainly not unusual to reconnect with seemingly long-lost friends on social media, or by happenstance, I must state that this telephone encounter was with a friend with … Continue reading →

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As Summer slips away, flowers fade …

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Linda Schaub

It’s funny how one little item might trigger a special memory sometimes … a person, place or thing that you’ve not thought of in many years. First it was that old willow tree that was damaged in one of Mother … Continue reading →

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It’s Grandparents Day!

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Linda Schaub

Well, this post has not even a whit about walking, or nature, but once a year I do honor this Hallmark-type holiday known as “National Grandparents Day” in spirit only, since my last grandparent passed away in 1986. That would … Continue reading →

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It’s lovely weather for …

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Linda Schaub

… Ducks! The past week’s weather here in Southeast Michigan has been anything but ducky … it’s been wacky and wet. The weather is akin to Baskin Robbins’ ice cream flavor of the month, as lately it seems like Mother … Continue reading →

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