Her best friend

I LOVE taking candid shots of people doing natural things. This woman, Tommie Gips, couldn't help but pet this puppy. She fell in love with it. He was relieving her stress before finals at Victoria College.

Remember our veterans

Andrew Gonzalez, 88, returned home to Texas in 1945 after being a sergeant in World War II. He took the train from Tennessee to Bryan, Tex. and hitchhiked to where he knew his mother would be: laboring in the field. He was 24.

Graduation: A New Chapter

I covered a graduation last year. The girl in the middle just sort of lit up in the middle of the hallway. I couldn't resist.