When asked if I’d yet made My Final Photo for the day I responded “Not yet. Maybe you’ll be it,” when they poised for what became the photo of the day. My Final Photo for February 19, 2025.

Icicles hanging from a chair in the foreground appear to loom large over the Holmes Hotel in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 18, 2025.

A lone seagull searches for open water where the rest of its flock has gathered in a small, unfrozen section of Hoover Reservoir near the Walnut Street boat ramp. My Final Photo for February 17, 2025.

The roadway in Alum Creek Park North near the dam is blanketed in snow and devoid of cars and anglers after an overnight storm brought several inches of snow to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 16, 2025.

A blue heron glides across the fog-shrouded surface of Hoover Reservoir, passing its distant relatives—mallards and seagulls—as it searches for a better fishing spot. My Final Photo for February 15, 2025.

A group of Olentangy High School students, celebrating the birthday of the third student from the left, toss rose petals—a gift from Talbott’s Flowers in Uptown—to enhance their special day as they tour Uptown in search of the most photogenic spot. My Final Photo for February 14, 2025.

The waning Snow Moon briefly emerges from behind fast-moving clouds on its first night after Thursday’s afternoon full moon, which had been obscured by cloud cover in the western sky after sunset. My Final Photo for February 13, 2025.

Westerville firefighters walk through the rain back to their truck after a brief run to what was discovered to be a minor fire in a dryer duct. My Final Photo for February 12, 2025.

A pair of young dancers at Generations in Uptown Westerville watch in awe as their older counterparts practice in the studio Tuesday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 11, 2025.

Westerville Fire Chief Brian Miller explains the condition of their homes to Blendon Township residents of a duplex on Kilbourne Ave. that was damaged in a morning fire. My Final Photo for February 10, 2025.

Urban Strings Columbus performs Sunday afternoon at the Westerville Library as the library celebrates Black History Month. My Final Photo for February 9, 2025.

Blue Turtle Tea and Spice owner Alex Maddox, second from left, celebrates with friends and family a champagne toast for the grand reopening of her store on East College Saturday morning. My Final Photo for February 8, 2025.