Author Archives: Roger Gosden

About Roger Gosden

A British/ Canadian/ American scientist specializing in reproduction & embryology whose career spanned from Cambridge to Cornell's Weill Medical College in NYC. Married to Lucinda Veeck, the embryologist for the first successful IVF team in America. They retired to Virginia, where he became a master naturalist and writer affiliated with William & Mary. He also writes on Substack at What’s Hot in Fertility? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Gosden

Jamestown is drowning

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Roger Gosden

Historic Jamestown celebrated Archeology Day today with various events and demonstrations to make history seem more authentic. Artifacts discovered on the island in the past 30 years give glimpses of how the first English colonists lived before they moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change | Tagged climate change, James River, Jamestown Island, Jamestown Rediscovery | 3 Comments

The Boy Who Could Bee

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Roger Gosden

Why should anyone care about my debut novel for middle-grade schoolchildren? THE BOY WHO COULD BEE was inspired by poring over my beehives and written under a pen name. When I recalled my uncle in England visited the famous monk-beekeeper, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee-line, beekeeping, nature | Tagged beekeeping, Brother Adam, Buckfast Abbey, monastery, monk | 1 Comment

A tornado not heading to Oz

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Roger Gosden

Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up. “There’s a cyclone coming …” he said. Thus, began Dorothy’s voyage over the Kansas prairie with her dog, Toto, carried by a tornado. The first warnings were the wail of the wind and bowing grass. … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, nature, Trees | Tagged tornado, Virginia, Wizard of Oz | 5 Comments

Queen Elizabeth and the bees

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Roger Gosden

While observing expressions of public affection and admiration for Queen Elizabeth II from afar, I began to muse about other queens. Queen bees in my hives. They shouldn’t be called monarchs by any stretch in the meaning of royalty. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee-line, beekeeping | Tagged beehive, Dalai lama, queen bee, Queen Elizabeth II, supersedure | Comments Off

End of Second Elizabethan Age

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Roger Gosden

We are no longer Elizabethans. This view is one of my first memories, from sitting on my father’s shoulders as the golden state coach paraded along the Mall after the Coronation. A symbol has passed that lent a sense of … Continue reading →