Here are the galleries ordered by year. Click the year’s album for a description of what we were up to.
![Southern Hawker, Blue Hawker, Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker, Blue Hawker, Aeshna cyanea](https://www.blasdale.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2012-local-wild-life/cache/img_1424.jpg-nggid044982-ngg0dyn-200x200x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg)
Images of Dragonflies, Damselflies and other things that take my fancy from within a short distance of where I live. Some are from the garden, while others are from Rushbeds Wood.
![Selina Jones Selina Jones](https://www.blasdale.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2012-selina-graduation/cache/img_0990.jpg-nggid044953-ngg0dyn-200x200x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg)
Selina received her MA in Classical Studies from the Open University of the 8th June 2012. We went along to graduation ceremony in the theatre in Milton Keynes.
Cambridge Society trip to Cambridge. Visit to Chichester Cathedral, Fishbourne Palace, Boat trip and Cass Sculpture Park
![Kingswood celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Kingswood celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee](https://www.blasdale.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2012-diamond-jubilee/cache/IMG_0630.jpg-nggid048328-ngg0dyn-200x200x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg)
Kingswood celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a village meal, and BBQ, Shoot and tug-of-war against Wotton.
![Ecuador, Galapagos, Santa Cruz Island Ecuador, Galapagos, Santa Cruz Island](https://www.blasdale.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/ecuador-day-3/cache/img_7232.jpg-nggid044176-ngg0dyn-200x200x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg)
Our trip to Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon Rainforest, staying at Sacha Lodge.
![Olympic Torch in Stoke Mandeville Olympic Torch in Stoke Mandeville](https://www.blasdale.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2012-olympic-torch/cache/IMG_1234.jpg-nggid048431-ngg0dyn-200x200x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg)
July 9th 2012 the Olympic Torch past Selina and Phil's house on the way to Stoke Mandeville. These are the vehicles in the procession. As you can see it rained, and in our area there were no many people.
![Le Chantier de L'Hermione Le Chantier de L'Hermione](https://www.blasdale.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2012-france/cache/img_1858.jpg-nggid045117-ngg0dyn-200x200x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg)
Camping in France at Maussane Les Alpilles, the historical town of Les Baux-de-Provence with its mines and projected images, Pont Du Gard, the historic town of Arles, then Mike and Linda at Arcais and the Hermione in Rochefort
![Wethersfield, Tilted Kilt Wethersfield, Tilted Kilt](https://www.blasdale.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2012-connecticut/cache/2012-09-18-19.34.07.jpg-nggid048517-ngg0dyn-200x200x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg)
Pictures from my three visits to Glastonbury, Connecticut. Images from the New England Air Museum, Connecticut Trolley Museum, Old Wethersfield, and Mystic