Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
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
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.
Misaligned. Realigned.
A worker removes asphalt and gravel for the new location for posts at the recently resurfaced tennis courts on South Otterbein after discovering the original holes were out of alignment with the court. My Final Photo for July 20, 2022.
Out Of The Sun
Kevin Scott runs his tractor pulling a hay mower through the afternoon shadows near the gazebo at the rear of the Sharp Farm home on Africa Road. My Final Photo for July 19, 2022.
Soybeans At Braun
Soybeans take advantage of the warm weather and the recent rain to quickly grow to the flowering stage in this crop on the upper section of the main field at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for July 18, 2022.
First Blessing
Fr. Daniel Olvera issues a blessing for a parishioner's crucifix during a reception after the new parochial vicar for St. Paul gave his first Sunday Mass. My Final Photo for July 17, 2022.
Farmers Market Shelter
A collection of umbrellas shields shoppers at the Saturday Market in Uptown Westerville with most of the morning covered with rain clouds that kept the lines shorter. My Final Photo for July 16, 2022.
Angling Below The Dam
A pair of fisherman cast for muskie just below the spillway at the Alum Creek Park low-head dam. My Final Photo for July 15, 2022.
Soybeans In Shadow
An afternoon cloud casts a darkening shadow over the lower soybean fields at the Yarnell Farm but has yet to reach the historic barn. My Final Photo for July 14, 2022.
Corn To The Crib
Corn is transferred from storage in a harvest wagon to a wagon for transport as farmers clear the barn at the Braun Farm preparing for another harvest. My Final Photo for July 13, 2022.
Clearing And Replacing
A Westerville Electric work crew clears limbs and the trunk of a tree removed near a power line as a second crew replaces a utility pole that had seen its better days on East Walnut. My Final Photo for July 12, 2022.
Headed For Safety
A velvet buck bounds through the corn field at the Braun Farm after being startled while eating honeysuckle on a treeline. My Final Photo for July 11, 2022.
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
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.
House Cleaning In Winter
The brick facade at the new Ampersand restaurant and apartment building on West College is power-washed Thursday as the building replacing the Book Harbor bookstore gets closer to opening. My Final Photo for February 15, 2024.
Ready For Lovers
Vases filled with roses sit ready for arrangements at Talbott’s Flowers in Uptown Westerville for delivery and sale to the affectionate on Valentine’s Day. My Final Photo for February 14, 2024.
Six Hands. Four Wrenches.
City service workers use three crescent wrenches for leverage and another to rotate a broken section of the fire hydrant in front of Westerville Antiques to make repairs after it failed during a routine inspection last week. My Final Photo for February 13, 2024.
Winter Coverings
Acorn Nursery’s greenhouses covered in plastic for the winter sit along Alum Creek just below the Alum Creek Park dam, in the background. My Final Photo for February 12, 2024.
Sunday Sailors
With the Red Bank bridge at the horizon and a minimum of four boats to race on a winter day, a quartet of sailors from the Hoover Sail Club pass the final buoy on the final race Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 11, 2024.