My dad is outstanding at many things, but he has made his living for the past 50-something years growing wheat. The hands that work so hard hold some of that precious grain. (2011)

Twin boys listen to an instructor at the beginning of the "Basketball in the Barrio" camp at Armijo Gym in the Segundo Barrio in south El Paso. (2011)

Early-morning smoke from a fire burning in the Organ Mountains. (2011)

Window and vines in San Patricio, N.M. (2010)

Teen-aged boy all dressed up and waiting for a friend's quinceanera to begin. (2011)

Coyote near the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. (2011)

The famous Sunset Grocery near downtown El Paso. It's one of the most photographed structures in the city. I tried this very low angle to avoid the power lines that run in front of the building. (2011)

AnneMarie (2011)