Category Archives: Winter

When ice isn’t nice ….

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Linda Schaub

Mother Nature doesn’t always play nice and we Michiganders knew we would be paying the piper for all those wonderfully warmish days thus far in Winter 2022-2023. We got a Winter wallop with that snowstorm on January 25th, but the … Continue reading →

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“All Creatures Great and Small” …

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Linda Schaub

… is a PBS miniseries about Dr. Alf Wight’s trials and tribulations as a country veterinarian in the 1930s – 1950s in the Dales of Yorkshire, England. Dr. Wight, who wrote under the pen name James Herriot, authored eight books … Continue reading →

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The weather outside is frightful, but the sherpa’s so delightful! #Wordless Wednesday #Brr! #But today will be 55F!

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Linda Schaub

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

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Birds of a Feather.

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Linda Schaub

Hmm – do I dare churn out a few more posts on local waterfowl after two Mute Swan posts last week? Well, that is the plan until I FINALLY return to the remaining 2021 treks that were usurped by holiday … Continue reading →

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File February 2022 under “D” for “Disgruntled” (sigh).

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Linda Schaub

It is fitting to end February’s fury, that began on Groundhog Day, with this, my last Winter post *… yes, I’m so done with this wicked month, if not the entire Winter season. I’m sure many of you agree. On … Continue reading →

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Winter wallop! #Wordless Wednesday #Post-Winter Storm Landon

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Linda Schaub

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

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First drizzle, then snizzle – now my footsteps will fizzle! #Wordless Wednesday #What will the Groundhog say?

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Linda Schaub

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

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Saturday in the Park …

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Linda Schaub

.. I WISH it was the Fourth of July! (Then again, when it is the Fourth of July, I’ll be whining it’s too hot!) I tweaked a lyric from an old tune by the band Chicago after my original blog … Continue reading →

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Baby, it’s cold outside!!! #Wordless Wednesday #Brrr

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Linda Schaub

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

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Hmm – something’s fishy!!

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Linda Schaub

(And it’s not even the Lenten season yet.) Just one week ago today, I wrote about my Winter walks in wacky weather. One of the highlights in that post were the images I captured of Mallard ducks feasting on the … Continue reading →