Category Archives: walking

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 →

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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.

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When the expression “It’s No Walk in the Park” …

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… sadly becomes a reality. How many times have you used the expression “it’s no walk in the park?” I know I have used it plenty of times through the years, whenever I mention something is not as easy or … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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