Category Archives: walk

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 →

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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 →

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When you encounter a snag in your nature walk.

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Linda Schaub

As those ever-present hot, humid August days wore on, once again I found myself at Lake Erie Metropark. Enroute to this venue, I mused that even I may be a bit “marshed out” as the appeal of the Lotus beds … Continue reading →

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“Despite the forecast …

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… live like it’s Spring” ~ Lilly Pulitzer I need an oversized broom as I am in a hurry to whisk February away and welcome in March. This is the time of year I begin to dream of long and … Continue reading →

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February made me shiver …

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… with every footstep I did quiver. Bad ice on the doorstep, I couldn’t take one more step. Well, you “get” it, especially those of you that have been dealing with multiple snow/ice storms. Here in Southeast Michigan, round after … Continue reading →

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RED-dy, Set, Go!!

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Linda Schaub

This week we go all out for the color red and hearts. Not only is it National Heart Month, but it is the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, the holiday when chocolate abounds, chubby cupids are flitting about and … Continue reading →

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Weather whiplash and wingin’ it.

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Linda Schaub

Whew, we’re finally in February and mercifully The Groundhog* did not see its shadow meaning Spring is just around the corner, or so we hope. I wrote 99.9% of this post last Friday, while the rain was pouring down and … Continue reading →

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My Park Pals (a/k/a “The Peanut-eating Paesanos”).

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Linda Schaub

I refer to myself as a lucky photographer because I often show up in the right place at the right time. However, the photos herein were NOT happenstance on that day. Nope, I created the scene by lavishing mixed nuts, … Continue reading →

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Hoofin’ it for hunger.

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Linda Schaub

The snow finally arrived two nights ago, suddenly transforming our nondescript landscape into a pristine white blanket. It was the first measurable snowfall of the season, albeit a mere four inches, but more than we have seen thus far this … Continue reading →

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Step with care and great tact.

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… and remember that life’s a great balancing act. ~Dr. Seuss I fed the birds on New Year’s Day. I’ve written before about the Scandinavian custom of feeding the birds on the first day of the new year because it … Continue reading →