Orlan Love

Demographic studies show as people age, they are increasingly likely to read online or newspaper obituaries. That is because older …

QUASQUETON – Two weeks ago in this space I wrote about the start of the 2020 monarch butterfly rearing season. …

Monarch butterflies are back, beautifying the neighborhood and providing welcome relief from pandemic angst and boredom. The early arrivals visited …

It takes a trained and disciplined eye to find some of nature’s hidden treasures. After more than 50 years’ experience, …

The bugs in my world are a mixed blessing. Some can be annoying and destructive, while others are beneficial and …

It smelled fishy Tuesday as I walked from my pickup to the Maquoketa River. Not the persistent hand-slimed reminder of …

QUASQUETON — Summertime and, with the dark coronavirus cloud shading the land, the living is uneasy. As we enter the …

Even apart from the pandemic, it’s been a strange spring, symbolized for me by the wacky robin who won’t quit …

Even in highly ‘improved” places like Iowa, nature still has a few secrets, and I got to steal a peek …

QUASQUETON — A blessing to residents since the town’s founding in 1842 — and to the first Americans long before …

QUASQUETON – During this Stephen Kingesque reality show, for temporary COVID-19 relief I come out of my bunker to see …

Iowa’s oldest, rarest and most fearsome stone – the meteorite – has in ancient times left marks on the landscape …

QUASQUETON – My wife recently suggested we drive to the Mississippi for one of the winter eagle-viewing events. Get in …

HAZLETON – Something seemed ‘off” about the 49 East Buchanan seventh-graders enjoying a Feb. 7 winter field trip at Buchanan …

We had all three kinds of fish during our annual ice fishing trip to Lake of the Woods: aggressive, passive …