shutterbugs

When the family gathers

For a visit and a chat

There is food to nibble on

And games with ball and bat.

Uncles, aunts and cousins

Gossip of those who aren't there.

So far all is pleasant,

But I really must beware;

For someone soon produces

Photos taken by the stack

Of their trip to Oregon

Or downtown Hackensack.

Then the photo albums

Fall as thick as autumn leaves.

If I see Wall Drug again

I think I'll get the heaves!

Digital technology

Turns every lousy mug

Into an avid, arid and

Annoying shutterbug.

A pox upon your photos –

Please oh please, apply the brake!

And by the way . . . here's some

I took while fishing at the lake.

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Back to work after baby– how do you know when you're ready?