Ellee Seymour

It’s wonderful when new friendships develop thanks to blogging, particularly across continents and different divides.

I was thrilled to read Welshcakes‘ latest post from Sicily telling us that James was visiting her from the Russian Federation. Simi has been sniffing him out cautiously and is anxious about losing her chair.

I think we can sense the mood of the moment by James’ comment:

"Sicily and Welshcakes are wonderful, in no particular order."

One thing is for sure, James won’t go hungry, knowing what a brilliant cook Welshcakes is. Her freezer will be well stocked up.

I wish you both a wonderful time together.

The NASA spacecraft Phoenix has sent back historic first pictures of an unexplored region of Mars after its 10 month journey there. The lander is equipped with a robotic arm to dig for water-ice thought to be buried beneath the surface following its 680 mile journey from Earth. It really is a sensational achievement.

So tell me, do you believe there is life on Mars? Or has been? It’s reddish brown soil looks pretty hostile right now. And I wonder what will these findings mean for us.

In this post last year, I wrote about space exploration and described how a device made specifically for a mission to Mars could help identify the bacterium that causes TB.

It’s literally another world of scientific research. Does Mars really hold so many answers?