Going home, PERTH Airport at 11.45pm.

Almost ready to start the long journey back home.

With TV screens for each individual seat, it made the long flight a little bit more bearable.

Touched down at OR Tambo airport 11 hours later: had a refreshing bath, coffee and now a cosy bed beckons.

BUT before I succumb, I need to go outside for today's (3rd Nov) blip - the streets are lined with flowering Jacarandas, far too pretty to ignore.