With the holiday season all but over, I’m certain that many of you are struggling to get back into the daily grind at work. To assist with the process, this collection of the best National Geographic desktop backgrounds from the past year are sure to inject some life into your cubicle.

Timber Wolves

by Jacqueline Crivello

Hang En Cave, Vietnam

by Carsten Peter

Penstemons, Tahoe National Forest

by Raymond Gehman

Frog and Crocodile, South Africa

by Jonathan Blair

Autumn Landscape, Adirondacks

by Michael Melford

Lemurs, Madagascar

by Stephen Alvarez

Inishowen, Ireland

by Dave Johnston

Lightning, Dubai

by Maxim Shatrov

Matterhorn

by Verena Popp-Hackner

Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

by Patrick di Fruscia

Cave Diving, Yucatan Peninsula

by Christian Vizl

Cotton Grass, Iceland

by Jennifer Jesse

Five Flower Lake, China

by Michael Yamashita

Leopard, South Africa

by Madison Hall

Volcano, Tanzania

by Olivier Grunewald

Moss-Covered Truck, Michigan

by Jason Rydquist

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

by Jean Slavin

Lake of Zug, Switzerland

by Ingo Meckmann