Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

Celebrating With Champagne In The Morning

Celebrating With Champagne In The Morning

Blue Turtle Tea and Spice owner Alex Maddox, second from left, celebrates with friends and family a champagne toast for the grand reopening of her store on East College Saturday morning. My Final Photo for February 8, 2025.

Eating Her Profits

Eating Her Profits

A Girl Scout quickly slips a portion of a Thin Mint cookie into her mouth during a short break from selling the iconic cookies in front of Graeter’s in Uptown Westerville Friday. My Final Photo for February 7, 2025.

More Winter to come

More Winter to come

Heavy clouds move across Uptown Westerville at dusk, signaling the arrival of cold temperatures for the next week. My Final Photo for February 6, 2025.

Future Farmers of Westerville

Future Farmers of Westerville

A bundle of hoses hangs from a wooden post and holder at one of the intersections in the Westerville community garden, where a couple of future farmers have already begun to prepare their plots for Spring planting. My Final Photo for February 5, 2025.

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

One of eight does grazing in the woods at Heritage Park looks over the neighborly split rail fence to inspect the intentions of an interloping photographer disturbing their meal Tuesday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 4, 2025.

Winter Mowing At Sharon Woods

Winter Mowing At Sharon Woods

The Sharon Woods Metro Park winter grounds crew mowed another section of open field Monday, working around empty bluebird boxes and groundhogs. My Final Photo for February 3, 2025.

Sharing Candlemas

Sharing Candlemas

Parishioners light each other’s candles as St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church celebrates Candlemas this Sunday. My Final Photo for February 2, 2025.

Earthshine Twilight

Earthshine Twilight

The crescent moon with Earthshine sits in a serene twilight sky with the brilliant glow of Venus in the distance. My Final Photo for February 1, 2025.

Winter Sunset At Yarnells

Winter Sunset At Yarnells

Shadows that follow sunset creep up the barn and home at the Yarnell farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for January 31, 2025.

Lots Of Salt

Lots Of Salt

Remnants of salt from recent snowfalls leach out of the cracks between bricks in the sidewalk in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for January 30, 2025.

Warmer Weather Workout

Warmer Weather Workout

Runners return to the main path after making a loop around Boyer Nature Preserve as a variety of athletes took to sidewalks, roads, and path for exercise with warmer temperatures making the outdoors more hospitable for athletic activities. My Final Photo for January 29, 2025.

Sunset Crossing

Sunset Crossing

Two men waiting to cross Main Street stand in light from the setting sun and a strong southwesterly wind. My Final Photo for January 28, 2025.

Frozen Below the Dam

Frozen Below the Dam

Stephen Earl retraces his earlier steps across the frozen waters below the dam at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 27, 2025.

Frozen Hoover Better For Birdwatching

Frozen Hoover Better For Birdwatching

Birdwatchers flocked to the Red Bank boat ramp on Hoover Sunday afternoon, saying the near-frozen lake left little open water for birds, making it easier for birdwatching. My Final Photo for January 26, 2025.

Hollyhocks and Black-Eyed Susans

Hollyhocks and Black-Eyed Susans

Carole Bond holds some of the seeds given away by the Central Ohio Herb Society as part of the Westerville Library’s seed giveaway on Saturday. My Final Photo for January 25, 2025.