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

Down on the Clover Patch

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Roger Gosden

Woe betide the feet that trespass on the hallowed lawns of Oxbridge colleges! But you already know if you have seen Jeremy Irons as a Trinity Fellow nonchalantly striding across the Great Court in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016). … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, nature | Tagged Crimson clover, Dutch white clover, Emily Dickinson, Jackson Pollock, lawn care | 3 Comments

Dragon Run in a Kayak

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Roger Gosden

Ever dreamt of returning to another era for casting your eyes on celebrities and moments when history was made, but not staying long enough to be risky? Everyone has their favorites, and one of mine is to join Captain John … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, nature, Seasons in Virginia | Tagged bald cypress trees, Beaver, Captain John Smith, Dragon Run, kayak, Middle Peninsula, resurrection fern, Virginia | Comments Off

Ghost of the Moa on Sanctuary Mountain (Maungatautari)

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Roger Gosden

We have been tramping up a gently sloping meadow and stopped to gaze through the gloaming at the fuzzy forest border fifty yards ahead. Looking back to the west, afternoon thunder-heads are dispersing into ribbon clouds braided with gold from … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, Environment, nature | Tagged brown kiwi, Maungatautari, moa, New Zealand, Sanctuary Mountain, Waikato | 7 Comments

Two Beekeepers in the New Zealand Bush

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Roger Gosden

Honey is almost emblematic of New Zealand, like surf beaches, kiwis and hobbits, and Winnie the Pooh would drool thinking about it. I leaped at the chance to spend a day with a professional beekeeper whose hives are in the bush for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee-line, Environment | Tagged beekeeping, Blue Duck Station, Cambridge Bee Products, honey bee, Lake Taupo, Manuka honey, New Zealand, tea tree, UMF Honey Association | 4 Comments

Is there Manuka Honey for Tea?

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Roger Gosden

When Captain James Cook anchored in New Zealand after a long voyage across the Pacific Ocean he was probably dying for a cup-of-tea. It was already a popular drink in England by the 18th Century when he sailed from Whitby, … Continue reading →