[Cyclefrance]

Sorry, been ignoring all these questions - the shade/parasol was part and parcel of the lamp. The metal circle behind the metal Buddha represents the Bodhi tree - I think it is quite often shown as a circle behind a seated Buddha.

News alert! News alert!
Not a good day in the CF househod - the trampoline was supposed to be delivered yesterday - it never arrived. Appears the driver for the delivery company couldn't find our place. He never thought to phone the wife on the mobile number she had been asked to give precisely for such an eventuality. Wife not approachable right now - maybe in another hour. Finding things to do that involve safe distance without being too obvious (cleaning lawn mower, checking over new bike, nipping into town...)

Four phone calls later. It's now scheduled to arrive Monday evening, and, as we are entering the time of lighter evenings, the prospect of some video footage is well within the realms of probability, but not until I gte back to the UK next weekend (can you hold out that long....??)