Tag Archives: nature

Mother Nature’s gift:  the ditch bouquet.

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Linda Schaub

As mentioned in previous posts, on July 21st I returned to Lake Erie Metropark after a six-week absence due to the heat, humidity, stormy weather and wildfire smoke.  On July 21st I visited this venue, not once, but twice.  The … Continue reading →

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This Mallard’s head tilt translates to: “Humans be weird sometimes!” #Wordless Wednesday

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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Beauty and grace still exist in our sometimes-upside-down world.

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Linda Schaub

Ever since I was a little nipper, I have been fascinated by swans.  Was I captivated by their majestic beauty in the images found in my fairy tale books?  Or was it because when we still lived in Toronto, my … Continue reading →

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“Adulting” ain’t easy sometimes!

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Linda Schaub

Ya, some days life is just ducky … … and other days there are obstacles to overcome, dilemmas like when you get into a pickle and sadly neither Google nor chatbots have an easy fix. I think we never knew … Continue reading →

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Time’s a’tickin’ to make that walking goal! #Wordless Wednesday #Need more pep in my step and pop in my bop! #Keep on truckin’, er … duckin’ … forward march!

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Linda Schaub
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What do Winslow, windows and …

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… walking have in common (besides alliteration)? You’ll need to read on about my artsy-fartsy scavenger hunt of sorts taken August 26th wherein I spent half a day locating, admiring, then photographing various paintings on Grosse Ile, one of the … Continue reading →

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Great Black Digger Wasp #Wordless Wednesday #Not the cutest bug on the planet, but it’s a great pollinator!

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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Snowballs in Summer? Yes, please!!

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Linda Schaub

After what seemed like an eternity since enjoying a long walk with my camera, finally the heat, humidity and wildfire smoke vanished and every local meteorologist promised a slew of coolish, sunny days on the horizon! That first day, August … Continue reading →

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“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It’s what sunflowers do.” ~ Helen Keller #Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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As Spring erupted, I was looking ahead …

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… to six months of wonderful weather with lots of walking and photo-taking bliss, but, as we all know, Mother Nature did not cooperate. It was Easter Sunday when I took this walk, a gorgeous morning which kicked off a … Continue reading →

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