Category Archives: Environment

Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Roger Gosden

I wonder if anywhere tugs at the heart more than an island home for an islander. This whimsical thought came to me while cruising on the Bay for a return visit to Tangier Island, when I was reminded of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Memoir | Tagged Brexit, Caulkheads, Isle of Wight, Outlander, Skomer Island vole, soft shell crab, Tangier Island, Truman Capote, Whisky Galore | Comments Off

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 →