Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Sunny Skies. Dead Weeds.
Dead Johnsongrass turns brown at the edge of a section of the soybean fields at the Braun Farm beginning to show promise of rapid growth under a partly cloudy August sky. My Final Photo for Aug. 2, 2021.
British Invasion Crowds Amphitheatre
An overflow crowd gathers on the lawns at the Westerville Amphitheatre Sunday evening to hear "The British Invasion" as part of the Summer Concert Series that was canceled last year because of the pandemic. My Final Photo for August 1, 2021.
Drug Drop-Off Deputy
A Franklin County Deputy Sheriff holds a plastic bag containing unused, expired, or not needed prescription and over-the-counter drugs dropped off in the drive-thru at the Kroger on Schrock Road during Saturday's event sponsored by the Ohio Attorney General. My Final Photo for July 31, 2021.
Leaving The Fishing Hole
Two women carry their fishing gear to their car as they leave an open area along the shoreline of Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for July 30, 2021.
Mother, Daughter, Flowers, And Love
A mother and daughter pose in front of a "Love" sign sculpted from fruit boxes after having picked flowers at Branstool's Orchard in Utica. My Final Photo for July 29, 2021.
Morning Fishing Trip
A fisherman sits idle on Hoover Reservoir, its still waters disturbed only by his return to the docks after an early morning fishing. My Final Photo for July 28, 2021.
Wilted Wildflowers, Warm Nectar
A honey bee moves wilted flower petals out of the way to make its way to the nectar of a wildflower growing in the wetlands at Highlands Aquatic Park. My Final Photo for July 27, 2021.
Church Carpenters
Carpenters work inside, outside, and on the roof of the storage shed being built at the rear of the First Presbyterian Church adjacent to the just-completed new city hall parking lot. My Final Photo for July 26, 2021.
St. Paul Sunday Morning – July 25, 2021
Parishioners enter St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on a cloudy Sunday morning. My Final Photo for July 25, 2021.
Pumping Lime
A four-wheel steered remote-controlled pumper throws lime sludge toward an auger that pumps it from the Westerville water plant holding pond to truck tankers that transfer it to farm fields east of New Albany. My Final Photo for July 24, 2021.
Fourth Friday Selfie
A couple pauses to photograph themselves with their smartphone in the middle of the intersection of State and Main during Fourth Friday in Westerville. My Final Photo for July 23, 2021.
Switching Switches
A city electric crew replaces a worn and damaged switch on a utility pole on Schrock Road. My Final Photo for July 22, 2021,
The Empty Seat
The driver’s seat of Ellis Kauffman’s Ford Model A sits empty as family and friends from the Scioto Ford Model A Club laid him to rest in Westerville after following the hearse in a parade of Model A cars through Uptown. My Final Photo for February 28, 2023.
Braun Barn In The Sun
The afternoon sun breaks through thick storm clouds illuminating the old barn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for February 27, 2023.
From Alum To Alum
A pair of anglers retrieve their boat from the shoreline at Alum Creek Park North at the completion of a fishing trip down Alum Creek from the dam at Alum Creek State Park to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 26, 2023.
Right Calibre Cookies
A gun-rights advocate carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol buys Girl Scout cookies from a stand set up at the brick walk beside Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 25, 2023.
Empty End
Jim Hance moves a roll of metal strapping tape across the nearly empty floor of En-Hanced where about two weeks ago the floor of Westerville’s oldest business was filled with machines, tools, rigs, jigs, and sheets of metal before the company stopped producing custom-built industrial equipment. My Final Photo for February 24, 2023.
Creekside Lake View
A couple relaxes at Red Bank Park looking over Hoover Reservoir where big Walnut Creek became Hoover Reservoir after a dam was built further downstream in the 50s. My Final Photo for February 23, 2023.
Stage Directions
A carpenter strides across the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University measuring sections before beginning to replace the entire floor after a broken water pipe flooded the stage several weeks ago. My Final Photo for February 22, 2023.