A skater lifts himself over the rim and the late afternoon sun in the main bowl at the Westerville Skate Park. My Final Photo for August 27, 2025.

A lifeguard stands watch on the water slide platform at Highlands as a cool afternoon breeze pushes clouds across the Ohio sky. My Final Photo for August 26, 2025.

An abandoned apple tree in the yard of a vacant house bears rotting fruit just feet from a busy road. My Final Photo for August 25, 2025.

A family displayed their awards for completing the 5K run at Night of Hope,
benefiting Westerville Education Challenge’s health programs for students. My Final Photo for August 23, 2025.

A crowd raises their hands, eager to be picked as the next contestant in a song lyrics game at the DJ booth during Fourth Friday. My Final Photo for August 22, 2025.

A bee gathers pollen, sprinkling leftover dust onto a sunflower leaf in a planter along State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 21, 2025.

A dock builder jumps from an anchored dock at Red Bank Marina to a moving one as a crew moves a rebuilt old dock and new ramp across Hoover Reservoir to its home shore. My Final Photo for August 20, 2025.

A late-afternoon thunderstorm moves in from the west toward the soybean fields at Yarnell Farm. My Final Photo for August 19, 2025.

Bolt cutters snip through a section of ATT fiber optic cable that fell across Sunbury Road when a semi-truck dragged the low-hanging cable to the ground. My Final Photo for August 18, 2025.

Westerville Jazz Orchestra vocalist Dawn Eller performs the soundtrack for “Skyfall” during the Sunday evening performance of the orchestra at Alum Creek Park. My Final Photo for August 17, 2025.

A smiling, heart-shaped tomato greets a shopper at the High Point Produce Farm’s table at the Saturday Market in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 16, 2025.

Pedestrian and vehicle traffic continues as the setting sun bathes Uptown Westerville’s central business district. My Final Photo for August 15, 2025.

A landscaping crew rebuilds a bridge over a small creek on a path connecting two of Otterbein’s sports fields west of North West Street. My Final Photo for August 14, 2025.

Firefighting foam used to extinguish a car blaze on Cleveland Avenue flows into the gutter as police and firefighters wait for a wrecker to remove the damaged vehicle. My Final Photo for August 13, 2025.