Westerville Fire Chief Brian Miller sprays water to protect nearby trees as a fire finishes burning a house that was used as training for Westerville and Genoa fire departments. My Final Photo for Nov. 6, 2021.

A Westerville Parks worker installs led lights on and around the bridge leading into Heritage Park as the city begins the installation of holiday lights at the park. My Final Photo for Nov. 4, 2021.

Gold, red, and yellow maple leaves blanket some of the oldest headstones at the Old Methodist Cemetery on East Lincoln Street. My Final Photo for Nov. 3, 2021.

A technician installs a bollard to guard damage to one of the two new electric vehicle charging stations installed in the new parking lot behind city hall. My Final Photo for Nov. 2, 2021.

A ray of sun shines through afternoon clouds to illuminate Inniswood Metro Gardens. My Final Photo for Nov. 1, 2021

A sailor steers his single-sail craft along the gold-colored fall shoreline of Hoover Reservoir getting in a final sail for October. My Final Photo for Oct. 31, 2021.

A fisherman uses a fallen tree dangling over the waters below the Alum Creek low-head dam hoping the extension might increase his chances of catching more or larger fish from the creek. My Final Photo for Oct. 30, 2021. 

A rain squall obscures the eastern shore of Hoover Reservoir where trees are beginning to show their full set of fall colors. My Final Photo for Oct. 29, 2021.

Workers mark the location of a hole bored into a median island on Huber Village Blvd. to mark underground utilities that may interfere with concrete pillars for new street lights. My Final Photo for Oct. 28, 2021.

A parade of princesses, ninjas, superheroes, cartoon characters, and unicorns made their way around Uptown Westerville before returning to the pre-school at Church of the Messiah on North State Street. My Final Photo for Oct. 27, 2021.

Sharon Woods rangers and volunteers remove the heavy growth of European Alder from a section of the prairie near Schrock Lake to prevent the invasive tree from taking over and killing sections of the prairie with its native grasses and wildflowers. My Final Photo for Oct. 26, 2021.

Maple leaves cover the normally dirt path leading away from Red Bank Park at Hoover Reservoir as cooler weather and shorter days hasten the turning of leaves. My Final Photo for Oct. 25, 2021.