diff --git a/src/shimmers/sketches/circle_connections.cljs b/src/shimmers/sketches/circle_connections.cljs
index 866c17df4..f86efe9d3 100644
--- a/src/shimmers/sketches/circle_connections.cljs
+++ b/src/shimmers/sketches/circle_connections.cljs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
    [shimmers.math.equations :as eq]
    [shimmers.math.vector :as v]
    [shimmers.sketch :as sketch :include-macros true]
-   [thi.ng.geom.circle :as gc]))
+   [thi.ng.geom.circle :as gc]
+   [thi.ng.math.core :as tm]))
 
 (defn vertices [{:keys [p r]} n theta]
   (for [i (range n)]
@@ -27,20 +28,25 @@
   (q/ellipse-mode :radius)
   (q/fill 1.0)
 
-  (let [circles [(gc/circle (cq/rel-vec 0.10 0.5) (cq/rel-w 0.075))
+  (let [circles [(gc/circle (cq/rel-vec 0.08 0.5) (cq/rel-w 0.075))
                  (gc/circle (cq/rel-vec 0.92 0.5) (cq/rel-w 0.075))]
         [c0 c1] circles
-        n 24
+        n 20
         v0 (vertices c0 n (* 0.075 Math/PI (Math/sin (* t 0.3))))
-        v1 (vertices c1 n (* 0.075 Math/PI (Math/cos (* t 0.4))))]
+        v1 (vertices c1 n (* 0.075 Math/PI (Math/cos (* t 0.4))))
+        d (* 0.3 (Math/cos (* 0.1 t)))]
     (q/stroke-weight 1.25)
     (doseq [c circles]
       (qdg/draw c))
 
     (q/stroke-weight 0.5)
-    (doseq [[p0 p1] (map vector v0 v1)]
-      (q/line p0 p1))
+    (q/fill 0.0)
+    (doseq [[p0 p1 i] (map vector v0 v1 (range n))
+            :let [pt (eq/unit-cos (+ (* 0.2 t) (* d i)))]]
+      (q/line p0 p1)
+      (qdg/draw (gc/circle (tm/mix p0 p1 pt) 0.9)))
 
+    (q/fill 1.0)
     (doseq [p (concat v0 v1)]
       (qdg/draw (gc/circle p 2.0)))))