Queen Elizabeth II met Shetland Pone Cruachan IV, the mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, during a visit to Stirling Castle.

“Earth control to Major Tom”

David Bowie sang this tune,

It helped me to imagine

The men walking on the moon.

Who would have thought it could happen?

“Not in our lifetime”, we’d say.

But it definitely did, I assure you.

Oh what an amazing day.

The furthest in space I’ve ever travelled

Was in a jumbo jet,

But looking down on those clouds

Was the closest I’d ever get.

A quarter of the universe’s
mass is made from helium.
It’s forged in stars from hydrogen.
There’s plenty in our solar Sun.

Its gas is light but won’t explode.
As liquid, it’s extremely cold.
We need it for experiments,
MRIs and asthma meds.

Our atmosphere has almost none.
Earth’s gravity can’t hold it in.
Balloons that float-up might be fun
but waste our precious helium.

Find out more at:
https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2012/09/25/the-ethics-of-balloons/

Bananas are going places
Bananas can be tricky
You can’t hurry bananas
Ok, we all agree bananas are bananas
Bananas believe in climate-change
I’m sure there’s a future for bananas
Sometimes the nicest people are bananas
Bananas are for keeps
Be a happy banana 

My Grandmother’s pies are delicious,
And no one can tell me they’re not.
The outside is made out of toenails,
And the inside is all filled with snot.