This weather has been just heavenly, hasn't it??!!! So glorious!! The trees, too, are celebrating, as many of them have suddenly burst into beautiful colors too, and while the leaves are falling pretty quickly, there are still a lot of trees which are just now showing off their colors.
I spent a lot of the afternoon outdoors, and then this evening bit the bullet and finally downloaded and installed Zoom so that I could attend the annual meeting of our homeowners' association. It was kind of fun, actually, and certainly rather different and a whole lot safer than all of us gathered together in the complex's clubhouse, breathing each other's germs, even when wearing masks! Now that I'm more familiar with how it works I probably will go back to attending the regular monthly meetings as well. I'd been hesitating about that and kept thinking that surely they'd be returning to the usual in-person format soon, but it is looking more and more as though that isn't going to happen for a while now......
One woman's cat jumped up on her table and strolled casually past the camera on her computer, which gave all of us a chuckle. I was reminded of some of the funny videos I've seen where someone's child or a pet has photo-bombed and interrupted whatever they were doing online in a video meeting. Another person was drinking something in a glass and I wonder if she realized we could all hear her swallowing? I was relieved that I only showed up displayed in a small thumbnail and since I didn't say anything the screen didn't go to full size displaying me at any time, which was just fine. I had taken the precaution of tidying the room and dimming the chandelier lights plus running a comb through my hair prior to the start of the meeting. Overall, it really was kind of a neat experience this evening, but I will say that I am glad that I don't need to do this on a regular basis for work or any other purpose!
What a dilemma.
