Orlan Love

With my clean conscience, I instantly fall asleep most nights. But not on Jan. 10, when I was still abuzz …

I’m not what you call an early adopter – only years of snide remarks made me give up my flip …

Hunting pheasants is not for the old and decrepit, but my friend and hunting companion, Arthur Clark of Quasqueton, and …

In 25 years’ association with Tommy Skarlis of Waukon, I have observed some of the qualities that have made him …

If you see a pretty roadside ditch in your Linn County travels, whisper a benediction to the late Rob Roman, …

Iowa grows corn. Corn grows Iowa. And, when it stands unbroken to the horizon in endless amber waves of unpicked …

Nothing says fall like gray clouds and skeletal trees reflected at dawn in the glassy surface of a remote marsh. …

At age 70, I thought my tree-planting days were behind me. Actuarial tables say I can expect to live another …

One of nature’s least likely spectacles, the fall monarch butterfly migration, is at or near its peak across Iowa. While …

My wife and I disagree about our lawn, which is a succession of dandelions, white clover and plantain held together …

My unscientific August roadside pheasant count bodes well for a good hunting season. On one early morning last week, while …

During the recent dry spell, my two favorite rivers, the Wapsipinicon and Maquoketa, have fallen to wader-friendly levels, presenting an …

QUASQUETON – After 35 years’ gardening in the geographic center of this Buchanan County town, I am at last confronted …

The good, the bad and the ugly pretty well describes the insects that delight or affright as I make my …

Most people who spend much time outdoors, myself included, feel strong connections with nature. Such felt connections are often left …