Booted For Homecoming

One Westerville South student wears a boot protecting her injured ankle as she poses with her date and another couple on a bench in Uptown Westerville before going to homecoming at the school. My Final Photo for October 12, 2024.

One Westerville South student wears a boot protecting her injured ankle as she poses with her date and another couple on a bench in Uptown Westerville before going to homecoming at the school. My Final Photo for October 12, 2024.

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Barefoot In the Park

Barefoot In the Park

Taking advantage of cooler temperatures and a slight breeze, one of RoxieJanes’ fans slipped off his shoes to enjoy an evening of music in the amphitheater at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for June 23, 2024.

Wearing Their Pride

Wearing Their Pride

The Decker family, from left to right, Alyce, Katie, Blive, Kevin, and Aaren, pose for a photo wearing rainbow-colored clothing at the Pride celebration in the parking lot in front of Birdies Books on North State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 22, 2024.

Making A Visual Record

Making A Visual Record

Jesse Jay reaches to record his wife, Alivia, performing at Open Mike Night Friday at Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 21, 2024.

Cooler Time To Cut Hay

Cooler Time To Cut Hay

A farmer begins the hay cut near sunset for the cooler part of the day on the main field at the Sharp Farm property on Africa Road. My Final Photo for June 20, 2024.

Sunset Cast

Sunset Cast

A young angler wades into the water and prepares his line for casting below the lowhead dam at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville late on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for June 19, 2024.

No Left Turn

No Left Turn

A car sits in the inclined landscaping at the edge of Sheetz on Polaris in Westerville after being driven off partially closed Old Worthington Road. My Final Photo for June 18, 2024.

Not Painted Black

Not Painted Black

A worker applies paint stripper to the copper awnings at Jimmy V’s to remove black paint applied without approval from the city Uptown Review Board. My Final Photo for June 17, 2024.

Floating Fowl

Floating Fowl

Mary Ann Akin settles Ruby, one of her five chickens, on its perch in the front of her kayak as she launches into Hoover Reservoir from the landing at Twin Bridges on Red Bank Road. My Final Photo for June 16, 2024.

Family Fishing

Family Fishing

A family fishes from the shade along the shoreline at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir on a windless, warm Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for June 15, 2024.

Senior Olympic Qualifier

Senior Olympic Qualifier

A senior athlete twists his shoulders as he begins the hammer throw at the late afternoon national qualifier competition during the Ohio Senior Olympics at Otterbein University’s sports fields. My Final Photo for June 14, 2024.

The Best Downstream Seat

The Best Downstream Seat

A fisherman sits on an upended five-gallon-bucket to fish the center of the Big Walnut Creek stream below Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for June 13, 2024.

Replacing Walk/Don’t Walk

Replacing Walk/Don’t Walk

The intersection of Africa Road and County Line Road gets new polycarbonate crosswalk signals replacing the original aluminum signals that had reached end of life. My Final Photo for June 12, 2024.

Under The Clouds

Under The Clouds

A fisherman readies his canoe for an afternoon fishing on Hoover Reservoir under a cumulus cloud-filled blue sky. My Final Photo for August 12, 2024.

Dam Fisherman

Dam Fisherman

A fisherman standing in the late afternoon light at Alum Creek North Dam is framed by trees and bushes along the creek’s edge. My Final Photo for August 11, 2024.

Uptown’s Untapped Beer Night

Uptown’s Untapped Beer Night

The crowd for Uptown Untapped fills part of East Main Street and adjacent parking lots, where food, dancing, and drinking continue into the evening hours in the home of the Anti-Saloon League and Prohibition. My Final Photo for August 10, 2024.

Book Time Uptown

Book Time Uptown

Ignacio Perez reads a book in the light from the sunset down Main Street sitting with his evening drink in front of Old Bag of Nails in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 9, 2024.

Road Leveling

Road Leveling

Workers level fresh asphalt at the seam connecting a new road surface to the old at the new culvert and bridge spanning a creek on Hempstead Road in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 8, 2024.

Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Belegarth Grim’s Keep warriors battle each other during a Wednesday evening practice session at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for August 7, 2024.

Bruno’s Show

Bruno’s Show

Westerville Police K9 Officer Kyrell Baggoo and Canine Officer Bruno demonstrate teamwork at National Night Out at Huber Village Park. My Final Photo for August 6, 2024.