Hello, 

Thanks for tuning in again.

It's a year to the day since I started doing this thing. Time flies during a global pandemic I guess. Here's a link to read the first one (including terrible formatting). I opened with... 
 

I used it as a way of finding some focus, that wasn't Outlook, Excel and Teams, back in lockdown 1.0... (ahh the good old days) and wrote a few words about it at the time and my rules for this little endeavour. It's been a lovely thing to do and has given me a bit of a focus and purpose for the week and it's been a joy to share interesting things with interesting people rather than let them float away into the digital ether. It's nice to share the wealth. It has also generated some nice conversations and a bit more of a connection with old and new friends alike. Thank you to everyone who has replied or engaged with this in some way. 

Normally I 'curate' the links (I hate that term) but this week we hand over the links to some of our readers instead. Some were asked, some just happened to share something that caught my eye. Regardless, thank you! Hope you enjoy this fine series of links and a very Happy Birthday to Occasional Links. 

Kayak Queen
A beautiful story of finding sport in later life. Some really good photography too. Whilst browsing this site I also found this article featuring the lovely person who painted my Planet X gravel bike recently. 
Thank you to Brant for the link. 

The challenges of imposing a rectilinear grid onto the spherical surface of the planet
Everything is an abstraction. Until it needs to correct itself slightly. 
Thank you to Jim for the link (from a very long time ago).

Winners of the 2021 World Press Photo Contest​
Really good. The power of photography always inspires. 
Thank you to Grace for the link. 

Neal Moore’s Two-Year Canoe Journey Across America and Into the Light
Lovely stuff both story and photography. 
Thank you to Mark, our US correspondent, for the link. 

Bitcoin, money and the planet
Gold, bitcoin and money. A fascinating article. 
Thank you to Matt for the link.

That first hair cut post lockdown​
Our dog link for this week. 
Thank you to Aaron for the link. 

Cabinentaxi
Lovely stuff. And more info here on the project. Very little info online about it sadly. 
Thank you to Alex for the link. 
 

There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling
Yeah. This. It's been a weird one. 
Thank you to Nic, our former UK but now US correspondent, for the link. 

All Bodies on Bikes
More normal people on bikes please. Regardless of what shape you are. 
Thank you to Chrissy for the link. 

For flatfishes, you’d think things would always be looking up
If you live on the ocean floor which way should your eyes go? And nice time-lapse to go with the story.
Thank you to Jess and Andy for the links. 

Hope you have a great weekend in the sunshine.

Love as always, 

Andy x
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