diff --git a/getting_started/06_plotting.ipynb b/getting_started/06_plotting.ipynb
index 1c462112eba779e72865decb267933b561eefa14..989440ef1efe48b9726cfcfe5b1cc4974fbead9b 100644
--- a/getting_started/06_plotting.ipynb
+++ b/getting_started/06_plotting.ipynb
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "fig, ax = plt.subplots()\n",
-    "ssize = 100*abs(samp1-samp2)  # just an arbitrary example\n",
+    "# setup some sizes for each point (arbitrarily example here)\n",
+    "ssize = 100*abs(samp1-samp2) + 10 \n",
     "ax.scatter(samp1, samp2, s=ssize, alpha=0.5)\n",
+    "# now add the y=x line\n",
     "allsamps = np.hstack((samp1,samp2))\n",
     "ax.plot([min(allsamps),max(allsamps)],[min(allsamps),max(allsamps)], color='red', linestyle='--')\n",
     "plt.xlim(min(allsamps),max(allsamps))\n",