Tag Archives: Winter

On the rocks. #Wordless Wednesday #2021 countdown

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Linda Schaub

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

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Hmm – does that fur coat REALLY keep you warm?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Linda Schaub

Winter had still not arrived on the day I took this walk at Council Point Park. But you could have fooled me – it was gray, gloomy and very cold. This was Saturday, December 19th and I’d not been to … Continue reading →

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Embracing the four seasons at Council Point Park.

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Linda Schaub

The Winter Solstice arrives today at 5:02 a.m., just as this post is publishing. As my long-time followers know, Winter is my least-favorite season. I dislike driving in the ice and snow just as much as I dislike walking in … Continue reading →

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The sounds of silence.

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Linda Schaub

Spring officially arrived one month ago today. Of course, that was just a date on the calendar and it doesn’t mean Spring is here to stay, nor Winter has departed for good. I mention this because last Friday we had … Continue reading →

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Winter is for the Birds; my 2020 Photo Birdie Bucket List.

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Linda Schaub

With near-tropical temps on the horizon for Sunday, I thought I’d better hurry and do this post about the birds I encountered in frosty February, as well as my 2020 Birdie Bucket List. I scored a few lucky shots of … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Winter is just (s)no(w) fun …

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Linda Schaub

… until Linda shows up with peanuts. The weather forecasters were correct this time – Ol’ Man Winter made a return visit, stopping by just long enough to whiten the landscape and put down a layer of ice that made … Continue reading →

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Cuddle Alert!

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Linda Schaub

It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, so I will squeeze in one more post for this Hallmark holiday. I wish I could say I coined the phrase “Cuddle Alert” for those frosty and frigid mid-Winter nights here in Southeast Michigan; no, it … Continue reading →

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It’s a Marshmallow World.

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Linda Schaub

When I was a little nipper, even in the dead of Winter, Mom would bundle me up in multiple layers, including a scarf, that made a wide woolen swath across my face, leaving just my eyes and those uneven bangs … Continue reading →

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Spring Fling!

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Linda Schaub

I usually write a post entitled “Spring Fling” which is that first glorious day that I return home from walking with my coat undone, or even carrying it and my bare head uncovered after many months. Last Sunday, we enjoyed … Continue reading →

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A brrrrrrisk walk.

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Linda Schaub

I mentioned in my recent post “The Faces of Winter” that after what seemed like an eternity, I returned to Council Point Park five days after our first major snowstorm of the new year and decade. I am attaching Saturday’s … Continue reading →

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