Wapello Warbler's Louisa County

What Is an Atlatl? How Is It Used?

Wapello Warbler — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:17:21 +0000

Back in the days when David was using a sling to wing a softball-sized stone at Goliath, the folks living in southeastern Iowa were using atlatls for hunting and warfare. Find out how they work in today's Wapello Warbler.

In Memorium: Connie Street

Wapello Warbler — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:35:28 +0000

Connie Street died Monday night, October 25th, 2010. She had had massive stroke a few days earlier. Connie was a journalist and amatuer historian who wrote several of this blog's most popular posts.

Lost in the Corn

Wapello Warbler — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:00:22 +0000

Have you ever tried a corn maze? You should. Read one I visited in the lastest Wapello Warbler.

Keeping Up with the Fun

Wapello Warbler — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:20:11 +0000

October and November are outdoor months here in Iowa. Harvest is progressing rapidly. Football, marching band contests, and cross country have the teens outside. In addition, the County Conservation Board and the Port Louisa Refuge have come up with some unique outdoor programs. Last weekend, I was out at Virginia Grove Park for the annual [...]

Next Year’s Queen Anne’ s Lace

Wapello Warbler — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:00:58 +0000

While I was poking around the roadside photographing sunflowers and asters, I came across a large patch of wild carrots. Next year this carrot patch will produce beautiful Queen Anne's Lace.

Meet a Killdeer

Wapello Warbler — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:04 +0000

You’ll see a lot of Killdeer in Louisa County during the summer. They like gravel roads and parking lots and will nest right next to the road. They have a loud piercing call that sounds like kill-deer or dee-dee-dee. I hear the latter more often. Most Plovers commute between the Artic Circle and the Gulf [...]

Cotter: A Singular Town

Wapello Warbler — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:00:58 +0000

Cotter is the only town in the US with only one entrance. Take a tour and find out two good reasons you might want to live there in today's Wapello Warbler.

Great Nature Pics

Wapello Warbler — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:24:03 +0000

For the past year or so I’ve been following Randy Roberts’s photoblog “the Trail.” After a short time off, he’s come back with some wonderful nature pictures. Click here for the first picture in the series. Then click on the red numbers on his calendar to see the rest.

New England Aster

Wapello Warbler — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:00:46 +0000

New England Asters have added touches of Lavender to our roadsides since mid-August. They like moist ground, so they do well beside the road. The flower heads are 1 to 2 inches across with small oval leaves that clasp the stem in clusters. Most are 3 to 4 feet tall.

Giant Sunflower

Wapello Warbler — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:00:20 +0000

For the last several weeks great patches of sunflowers have gilded our Louisa County roadsides. Although common sunflowers have bigger flower heads, the sunflowers in the picture are known as Giant Sunflowers, Helianthus giganteus, because of their height. (They can be up to 12 feet tall.) Most of the plants growing along our roadsides are [...]