Excited to be involved in this today!

Gorgeous morning on my cycle into town via Holyrood Park. Ready for another week full of possibilities 🤩

A different cycle view today - Austin, Texas

Annoyed I didn’t take photos to share here, this was a moving, challenging, emotional, beautiful, outstanding performance last night at The Lyceum by these four amazing poets. I’m so proud and completely in awe of my lovely friend Shasta 💙 🍉 for her writing and performance ❤️💕

Thanks Emily. Loved today SO much ❤️❤️absolutely honoured to be on a panel beautifully chaired by Shabana Aslam alongside Bruce, Marlon and Mark today - brain fizzing on my train back to Edinburgh

Yes I’ve had bad experiences cycling around Edinburgh but I def have way more good ones - that’s probably why I still jump on my bike most days! So I thought I’d start a new # - #JoyfulEdinburghCycling and first up is this wee parade I encountered in Holyrood Park today ❤️

Sometimes when I’m not rushing into town between the school run and 9am meetings (like today) I stop my bike beside the loch off Queens Drive and take a few breaths (after a quick google I now know it’s called St Margaret’s Loch) #JoyfulEdinburghCycling

Always think it’s such a cool thing that on my way to work in the city centre of Edinburgh thinking about work and my day ahead, I zoom past people hill walking on Arthur’s Seat, and wonder what they are thinking about… #JoyfulEdinburghCycling

Talat’s (as always) clear and powerful articulation - ‘it’s complicated’ should not be an excuse to not continue to take action in any way we can ⬇️

One of the cool things about cycling around Edinburgh is going along roads that past me used to spend loads of time - today I cycled up the Royal Mile from the Parliament to the City Chambers and was reminiscing about 18 year old me studying at Moray House #JoyfulEdinburghCycling

VERY important to pay attention to this ⬇️

🥶 loch today & cold hands! But stopped for 2 mins to take a quick snap of the frosty water - beautiful! #JoyfulEdinburghCycling

Today - the prom! Gorgeous morning!#JoyfulCyclingEdinburgh

Different route today visiting Muirhouse and Pilton, love the cycle paths around here and the shoogly structures in the allotments in Warriston - note to self to cycle around this was more often #JoyfulEdinburghCycling

Nice to be back in the Innocent Railway Tunnel today - legs a bit out of practice but never tire of this view from the bottom #JoyfulEdinburghCycling

Big cycle today from nr Porty to Gogarburn for a meeting and then back into town. Enjoyed my towpath cycle, used to do this every day, and seeing a few swans, this one in Wester Hailes #JoyfulEdinburghCycling

Looking forward to hearing Leah Black Shasta 💙 🍉 Vicky Nyanga-Ndiaye at Edinburgh International Book Festival next Tuesday, speaking about Regenerative Futures Fund. A few tickets still available, sign up below. 📅 Tues 20 Aug ⏰ 1345-1445 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute 🎟️ edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w… #FutureTense

So looking forward to sharing the stage with Shasta 💙 🍉 and Vicky next week - still tickets up for grabs - hope to see you there! 💛