String by String

The last string is tightened on a freshly restrung guitar on Wednesday afternoon at Music & Arts in Uptown. My Final Photo for January 7, 2026.

The last string is tightened on a freshly restrung guitar on Wednesday afternoon at Music & Arts in Uptown. My Final Photo for January 7, 2026.

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A Flurry Of Foxtail

A Flurry Of Foxtail

A stand of green foxtail weeds blows in the afternoon wind across a field at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for August 1, 2022.

On The Tapestry Tour

On The Tapestry Tour

A couple visits the Gideon Hart House, the oldest house in Westerville, during a stop on the Tapestry of a Town tour of historic buildings in the city. My Final Photo for July 31, 2022.

Fishing Companions

Fishing Companions

A young boy places his hand on his father's shoulder as they watch their fishing lines tossed into Hoover Reservoir from the shoreline at Red Bank Park. My Final Photo for July 30, 2022.

Spiritual Sunset

Spiritual Sunset

A music minister sings into her phone as she records the sunset over the prairie at Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for July 29, 2022.

Bricks Return To College

Bricks Return To College

A work crew replaces the bricks removed from West College so a water main could be replaced. My Final Photo for July 28, 2022.

Making History

Making History

Staffers at the Westerville History Museum mount photographs from the "Accidental History" Traveling Exhibit, a collection of 75 photos chronicling a portion of the life of Westerville for 10 years. My Final Photo for July 27, 2022.

Top Level Cellular Work

Top Level Cellular Work

A technician replaces a T-Mobile cellular radio at the top of the tower along Alum Creek near the West Main Street bridge. My Final Photo for July 26, 2022.

Between The Beans And The Corn

Between The Beans And The Corn

A car is barely visible between fields of soybeans and corn as warm temperatures and recent rains have accelerated the growth of both fields along Cooper Road.  My Final Photo for July 25, 2022.

Ducks Dining Out

Ducks Dining Out

A family stops their walk along the path at the wetlands at Highlands to feed cracked corn to the ducks. My Final Photo for July 24, 2022.

Families That Fish Together …

Families That Fish Together …

A group of young anglers reaches to touch a bluegill pulled by one of them from the pond at Heritage Park Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for July 23, 2022.  

Fourth Friday Pet Parrot Petting

Fourth Friday Pet Parrot Petting

Children gather around a parrot carried by its owner along State Street during Fourth Friday in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for July 22, 2022.

Headed Back To College

Headed Back To College

Brick pavers pulled from West College Street sit in piles waiting to be returned to the street following upgrades to the city water main. My Final Photo for July 21, 2022.

Eastbound And Down

Eastbound And Down

A caravan of vehicles crosses Otterbein Avenue as they travel east on Schrock Road in a rainstorm about 15 minutes after sunset Thursday. My Final Photo for February 22, 2024.

End Of Elevator Day

End Of Elevator Day

Brick masons lower themselves on the ladder and support structure from a work platform at one of the elevator shafts for an apartment complex being built at the Galaxy at Polaris on Ikea Way. My Final Photo for February 21, 2024.

Uptown Girls, Scouting

Uptown Girls, Scouting

Girl Scouts from Troop 6195 wearing sunglasses to shield their eyes from the late afternoon sun offer encouragement to buyers at State and Main just a few feet from their Girl Scout Cookie stand where they accept cash, credit cards, and Venmo. My Final Photo for February 20, 2024.

Truth or Dare Day Off

Truth or Dare Day Off

A group of young girls take advantage of a day off from school and warming weather to play a game of truth or dare on the stage at the Alum Creek Park amphitheater. My Final Photo for February 19, 2024.

Winter’s Shadows

Winter’s Shadows

The oak tree at the corner of Brisbane and Barcelona casts its winter shadow across snow that remains on the ground after a weekend storm. My Final Photo for February 18, 2024.

Sledding At South Park

Sledding At South Park

Sledders gather at the top of the snow-covered hill at Alum Creek Park South after an overnight storm brought seven inches of snow to central Ohio. My Final Photo for February 17, 2024.

Snow Crash Waiting

Snow Crash Waiting

A line of westbound cars sits idle on Central College at the bridge below Hoover Dam waiting for police to open the roadway following a series of car crashes without injury during the evening snowfall. A group of drivers, passengers, and parents of drivers stand together waiting for tow trucks to remove their vehicles. My Final Photo for February 16, 2024.