Camp Delaware Screening

Filmmaker Mark Butler displays a photo of a historical marker in Delaware that inspired a stage production and a film about "Camp Delaware," where Black Ohio Civil War soldiers were trained. (My Final Photo for February 2, 2026)

Filmmaker Mark Butler displays a photo of a historical marker in Delaware that inspired a stage production and a film about “Camp Delaware,” where Black Ohio Civil War soldiers were trained. (My Final Photo for February 2, 2026)

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Quiet Lessons From Dad

Quiet Lessons From Dad

A father advises his son on the proper method to sit quietly on a sidewalk bench while his mother and sister shop at Cinda Lou’s in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for October 25, 2025.

Beginning The Day

Beginning The Day

A photographer’s clothes hang on hooks on the back of the doctor’s examining room door. My Final Photo for October 23, 2025.

Manhole Makeover Begins

Manhole Makeover Begins

A worker, coated in pink spray adhesive and white foam residue, looks up from inside a storm sewer in Uptown. Wearing a positive air pressure hood for protection, he applies a PVC liner to aging brick manholes as part of a city infrastructure project to extend their lifespan. My Final Photo for October 2, 2025.

Distorted View Of Uptown

Distorted View Of Uptown

Uptown Westerville is both reflected and distorted in one of the stainless steel pitchers repurposed as planters on the front patio of Asterisk restaurant. My Final Photo for October 21, 2025.

Feeding the Fiber

Feeding the Fiber

A field technician feeds fiber optic cable into an underground conduit in the right of way in front of the historic Yarnell Farm house. My Final Photo for October 20, 2025.

Any Fish Is A Proud Moment

Any Fish Is A Proud Moment

A fisherman reluctantly displays the small bluegill he caught Sunday while hoping for a larger catch at the Alum Creek Park North dam. My Final Photo for October 19, 2025.

The Patriotic Uncle

The Patriotic Uncle

Eighty-nine-year-old “Uncle Sam” poses for a photo as he leaves the No Kings rally in Uptown Westerville on Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for October 18, 2025.

Birthday Celebration

Birthday Celebration

Friends join in song to celebrate a birthday just before the guest of honor blows out the candles at the end of a picnic gathering at Alum Creek Park. My Final Photo for October 17, 2025.

Home Run Celebration

Home Run Celebration

A pickup baseball player climbs the backstop to celebrate a pretend home run he hit during a game with friends at Alum Creek Park. My Final Photo for October 16, 2025.

Satirical Street Performance

Satirical Street Performance

A political satirist dressed in a MAGA hat and oversized diaper performed for nearly two hours at the corner of State and College, taunting passersby with exaggerated displays of bravado and reacting theatrically to their responses. My Final Photo for October 15, 2025.

Waiting in the Shade

Waiting in the Shade

As the late afternoon sun pours gold through the maple leaves, a bicycle and scooter rest quietly beneath the tree at the edge of Red Bank Park, waiting for their riders to return. My Final Photo for October 14, 2025.

Shell Sunset

Shell Sunset

The Shell station at State and Schrock sits in warm sunset light as drivers stop to fill up and move on with the evening rush. My Final Photo for December 9, 2025.

Into Training

Into Training

A three-year-old studies the movement of an N-gauge train on dislay at the Westerville Public Library. My Final Photo for December 8, 2025.

Modern Messiah

Modern Messiah

Two women, one with an iPad and the other with a printed score, join the sing-along of Handel’s Messiah performed Sunday night at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church by the Westerville Symphony. My Final Photo for December 7, 2025.

Birthday Wishes At Christmas Parade

Birthday Wishes At Christmas Parade

A church float in the Westerville Christmas Parade features a giant tiered birthday cake and a woman singing “Happy Birthday Jesus” as the event returns after a one-year break. My Final Photo for December 6, 2025.

A Drink Before Christmas

A Drink Before Christmas

A woman enjoys a drink in the front window of Old Bag o’ Nails as colorful reflections from a decorated Electric Division truck light up the glass during the town’s pre-Christmas tree lighting festivities. My Final Photo for December 5, 2025.

Full Moon Snowflake

Full Moon Snowflake

The full moon rises behind a new snowflake-shaped LED light hanging from a lamp post in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for December 4, 2025.

Merry Catmas

Merry Catmas

An Uptown shopper pauses for a photo in his favorite Christmas sweater. My Final Photo for December 3, 2025.