Category Archives: Memoir

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 →

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Peace in 2016

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Roger Gosden
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Time Long Past

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Roger Gosden

“Christmas comes round faster every time, Roger, and the years go by more quickly when you get to my age.” Grandma’s warning was also the annual refrain we heard from a lot of older folk as we grew up, and … Continue reading →

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Virginia Nature Journal for May

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Roger Gosden

The virtual extinction of the American chestnut across its range is like the story of the sack and burning of Troy. A few old timers can still remember when it was the dominant canopy tree both sides of the Appalachian … Continue reading →

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The Bard of Beckenham

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Gordon Burness was born in London on May 7, 1928. When he died in the same city aged 86 he left no large footprint in history, but those close to him knew that a remarkable man had passed. He had … Continue reading →

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