People watching

I collected Grandma from the airport on Sunday evening on her return from visiting friends "Down South!" I always enjoy collecting her as even the small, provincial airport that is Newcastle provides interesting opportunities for people watching.  And "Arrivals Halls" are often happy places, witness to scores of individual stories; the joyful re-unions between much loved relatives and friends, the relief on the faces of weary business travellers knowing that finally, they can sleep in their own beds or the eager tourists, anticipating excitedly the delights of their holiday visit.  I saw them all re-enacted on Sunday while people watching