diff --git a/backgrounds/desktop-backgrounds-default.xml b/backgrounds/desktop-backgrounds-default.xml
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--- a/backgrounds/desktop-backgrounds-default.xml
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@@ -1,20 +1,117 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE wallpapers SYSTEM "gnome-wp-list.dtd">
 <wallpapers>
+    <!-- Abstract 1 -->
     <wallpaper deleted="false">
-        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Placeholder Mesh</name>
-        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-mesh.xml</filename>
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Abstract (1)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-time.xml</filename>
         <options>zoom</options>
-        <author>Louis Abel</author>
-        <email>label@rockylinux.org</email>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
         <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
-    </wallpaper> 
+    </wallpaper>
     <wallpaper deleted="false">
-        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Placeholder Target</name>
-        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-target.xml</filename>
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Abstract (1) (Day)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-day.png</filename>
         <options>zoom</options>
-        <author>Louis Abel</author>
-        <email>label@rockylinux.org</email>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
         <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
-    </wallpaper> 
+    </wallpaper>
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Abstract (1) (Night)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-night.png</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <!-- End Abstract 1 -->
+
+    <!-- Abstract 2 -->
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Abstract (2)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-time.xml</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Abstract (2) (Day)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-day.png</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Abstract (2) (Night)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-night.png</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <!-- End Abstract 2 -->
+
+    <!-- Nine -->
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Nine</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-nine.xml</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Nine (Day)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-nine-day.jpg</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Nine (Night)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-nine-night.jpg</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <!-- End Nine -->
+
+    <!-- Big Square -->
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Big Square</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-big-square.xml</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Alejandro Ramallo</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Big Square (Day)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-day.png</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Big Square (Night)</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-night.png</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Natalie Forde</author>
+        <license>CC-BY-SA 4.0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <!-- End Big Square -->
+
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Onyx Mountains</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-onyx-mountains.xml</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Ezequiel Bruni</author>
+        <license>CC0</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+
+    <!-- Sapphire -->
+    <wallpaper deleted="false">
+        <name>Rocky Linux 9 Default Background - Sapphire</name>
+        <filename>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-sapphire.xml</filename>
+        <options>zoom</options>
+        <author>Gwendolyn K.</author>
+        <license>Free Art 1.3</license>
+    </wallpaper>
+    <!-- End Sapphire -->
 </wallpapers>
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--- a/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-mesh.xml
+++ /dev/null
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-<background>
-  <starttime>
-    <year>2021</year>
-    <month>10</month>
-    <day>29</day>
-    <hour>19</hour>
-    <minute>21</minute>
-    <second>19</second>
-  </starttime>
-
-<static>
-<duration>10000000000.0</duration>
-<file>
-	<!-- Wide 16:9 -->
-	<size width="1920" height="1080">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-mesh-16-9.png</size>
-	<!-- Wide 16:10 -->
-	<size width="1920" height="1200">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-mesh-16-10.png</size>
-	<!-- Standard 4:3 -->
-	<size width="2048" height="1536">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-mesh-4-3.png</size>
-	<!-- Normalish 5:4 -->
-  <size width="1280" height="1024">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-mesh-5-4.png</size>
-</file>
-</static>
-</background>
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index 9391969..0000000
--- a/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-target.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<background>
-  <starttime>
-    <year>2021</year>
-    <month>10</month>
-    <day>29</day>
-    <hour>19</hour>
-    <minute>21</minute>
-    <second>19</second>
-  </starttime>
-
-<static>
-<duration>10000000000.0</duration>
-<file>
-	<!-- Wide 16:9 -->
-	<size width="1920" height="1080">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-target-16-9.png</size>
-	<!-- Wide 16:10 -->
-	<size width="1920" height="1200">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-target-16-10.png</size>
-	<!-- Standard 4:3 -->
-	<size width="2048" height="1536">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-target-4-3.png</size>
-	<!-- Normalish 5:4 -->
-  <size width="1280" height="1024">/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-1-target-5-4.png</size>
-</file>
-</static>
-</background>
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+++ b/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-time.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<background>
+  <starttime>
+    <year>2022</year>
+    <month>01</month>
+    <day>01</day>
+    <hour>8</hour>
+    <minute>00</minute>
+    <second>00</second>
+  </starttime>
+  <!-- This animation starts at 8A -->
+
+  <!-- Goes from 8A-6P (10 hours) -->
+  <static>
+    <duration>36000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-day.png</file>
+  </static>
+
+  <!-- Day to night -->
+  <transition type="overlay">
+    <duration>7200.0</duration>
+    <from>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-day.png</from>
+    <to>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-night.png</to>
+  </transition>
+
+  <!-- Goes from 6P-8A -->
+  <static>
+    <duration>36000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-night.png</file>
+  </static>
+
+  <!-- Night to day -->
+  <transition type="overlay">
+    <duration>7200.0</duration>
+    <from>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-night.png</from>
+    <to>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-1-day.png</to>
+  </transition>
+</background>
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+++ b/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-time.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<background>
+  <starttime>
+    <year>2022</year>
+    <month>01</month>
+    <day>01</day>
+    <hour>8</hour>
+    <minute>00</minute>
+    <second>00</second>
+  </starttime>
+  <!-- This animation starts at 8A -->
+
+  <!-- Goes from 8A-6P (10 hours) -->
+  <static>
+    <duration>36000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-day.png</file>
+  </static>
+
+  <!-- Day to night -->
+  <transition type="overlay">
+    <duration>7200.0</duration>
+    <from>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-day.png</from>
+    <to>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-night.png</to>
+  </transition>
+
+  <!-- Goes from 6P-8A -->
+  <static>
+    <duration>36000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-night.png</file>
+  </static>
+
+  <!-- Night to day -->
+  <transition type="overlay">
+    <duration>7200.0</duration>
+    <from>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-night.png</from>
+    <to>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-abstract-2-day.png</to>
+  </transition>
+</background>
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+++ b/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-time.xml
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+<background>
+  <starttime>
+    <year>2022</year>
+    <month>01</month>
+    <day>01</day>
+    <hour>8</hour>
+    <minute>00</minute>
+    <second>00</second>
+  </starttime>
+  <!-- This animation starts at 8A -->
+
+  <!-- Goes from 8A-6P (10 hours) -->
+  <static>
+    <duration>36000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-day.png</file>
+  </static>
+
+  <!-- Day to night -->
+  <transition type="overlay">
+    <duration>7200.0</duration>
+    <from>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-day.png</from>
+    <to>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-night.png</to>
+  </transition>
+
+  <!-- Goes from 6P-8A -->
+  <static>
+    <duration>36000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-night.png</file>
+  </static>
+
+  <!-- Night to day -->
+  <transition type="overlay">
+    <duration>7200.0</duration>
+    <from>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-night.png</from>
+    <to>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-bigsquare-teal-day.png</to>
+  </transition>
+</background>
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+++ b/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-onyx-mountain.xml
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+<background>
+  <starttime>
+    <year>2022</year>
+    <month>01</month>
+    <day>01</day>
+    <hour>8</hour>
+    <minute>00</minute>
+    <second>00</second>
+  </starttime>
+  <static>
+    <duration>10000000000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-onyx-moutain.png</file>
+  </static>
+</background>
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+<background>
+  <starttime>
+    <year>2022</year>
+    <month>01</month>
+    <day>01</day>
+    <hour>8</hour>
+    <minute>00</minute>
+    <second>00</second>
+  </starttime>
+  <static>
+    <duration>10000000000.0</duration>
+    <file>/usr/share/backgrounds/rocky-default-9-sapphire.jpg</file>
+  </static>
+</background>