Our trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands was amazing. The animals were out of this world. The full set of photos is in our photo gallery. Neil's favorites are on Flickr. Here's a few of my favorite photos taken by the talented Neil:

• Standing on the Equator
• Lush Mountains Near Quito
• Lava tube and at a larger point
• Tortoise in the Wild
• Sally Lightfoot Crabs
• Floreana mountain top and cool bromeliad
• Foreana interesting rock formations
• The ever amazing tortoises with each other and with us
• Tree tunnel
• Great panaorama of the only freshwater lake on the Galapagos
• The iconic blue-footed boobies and Frigate Bird
• Sunset on San Cristobal
• Sea lion pup, Sea lions posing for Neil, and a whole lot of sea lions
• Sea Lion and Turtle Snorkeling with Us
• White Tipped Reef Sharks
• Iguana Pile
• Save the Penguins!
• Flamingoes on Isabela
• Lunchtime for the little and big tortoises at the Breeding Center on Isabela
• Iguana Crossing Sign and the nearby iguanas

It took some time, but I've finally got the photos from Erin and Jim's wedding posted online. The full galleries are here on JenAndNeil.com. My favorite photography can be found in my Flickr stream.

A friends' highlight list from the trip:

• View of 3 Deer from Erin/Jim's Porch

I put together the 2012 holiday cards into a tree shaped collage. I also shamelessly stole the name "Fridge Love" from Erin for a picture of the photo cards posted to my fridge door. They greet me multiple times every day. :-)

Looking back, I was startled to realize that we've been doing photo cards since 2009 and holiday card collages since 2008. Here's the review:

Friend and Family:

• Strawberry Picking with Vemis!
• Visiting Jay and Ali's new JayQ!
• Scully Family Gathering!

Around the Yard: