Author Archives: Roger Gosden
Pug Marks in the Snow and Mind
Winter still grips the Allegheny Mountains. Rain alternates with snow as the days creep toward the official opening of spring. Snowshoe Mountain has accumulated 159” of snow this winter, which is far below the record although we are not yet … Continue reading
Shelterbelt Trees in Snow and Fog
Have you noticed how trees hollow out melted sleeves from snow around their boles as our arms would if we could hold them long enough in a snow blanket? And have you wondered why winter fog sinking over open fields … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, nature, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged Occam's razor, shelterbelt, Tidewater
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Human Egg Farming
We called the ambitious program, ‘Egg Farming,’ over 30 years ago when I worked at Edinburgh University. That goal drew a step closer today as my graduate student from so many years ago published results of growing human eggs in … Continue reading
Fall Colors in Appalachia
Most people in this region look forward to the fall more than any other season, despite this being the prologue to winter. Starting in September at the atlas or far end of Appalachia, color changes ripple down the spine to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, nature, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged anthocyanin, Appalachia, fall leaves, sugar maple
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Jean Purdy_Remembering a Pioneer
Some of the most absorbing stories I ever read were from historians and biographers when they bring to light the lives of forgotten pioneers and heroes. On the rare occasions my writing and research can cast a light on a … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted reproductive technology, Fertility, Memoir, Other
Tagged Hidden Figures, In Vitro Fertilization, Jamestown Island, Margot Lee Shetterly
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 