High Over Hoover

Onlookers pause along the railing as a flock of birds cuts through a bright opening in the clouds above Hoover Dam

Onlookers pause along the railing as a flock of birds cuts through a bright opening in the clouds above Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for December 28, 2025.

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Confusing Weather Pattern

Confusing Weather Pattern

The sun sneaks from behind a cloud to cast soft light over alum Creek Park where a snow squall blows across the fields coating the ground with yet another layer of snow. My Final Photo for March 12, 2022.

3C Highway Traffic Through Uptown

3C Highway Traffic Through Uptown

A line of long-haul trucks and semi-truck trailers snake their way on 3C Highway through Uptown Westerville after being diverted from I-71 after it was closed following a shooting. My Final Photo for March 11, 2022.

Light Work On Huber

Light Work On Huber

A workman tightens bolts that fasten arms holding new led streetlights in the median on Huber Village Boulevard replacing the old lights. My Final Photo for March 10, 2022.

Oak Timbers

Oak Timbers

A tangle of limbs from a large oak tree is temporarily stacked in the backyard of a house at the corner of East College and Whitehead Street after it and two other trees were removed for planned upgrades on East Home and its connecting streets. My Final Photo for March 9, 2022.

Resetting Silt Fencing

Resetting Silt Fencing

A contractor ends his day by resetting a section of silt fence along the back corner of an office and apartment complex being built on South State Street adjacent to the old post office. My Final Photo for March 8, 2022.

Sanitary Sewer Stoppage Cleared

Sanitary Sewer Stoppage Cleared

A group of city workers struggles to clear a blocked sanitary sewer pipe that runs beneath Schrock Road near Cleveland Ave. after it was blocked by what appeared to be a root ball causing a backup in several businesses including a dentist's office. My Final Photo for March 7, 2022.

Getting Out Of the Rain

Getting Out Of the Rain

Two children run for the dry safety of a nearby car as their father stores their fishing gear before joining them as a rainstorm approaches at Hoover Reservoir near the dam. My Final Photo for March 6, 2022.

Beginning The Season

Beginning The Season

A ragged and torn baseball is one of the baseballs this father uses to begin Spring training on the fields at Huber Village Park on the first spring-like day of the year. My Final Photo for March 5, 2022.

Wetlands Watcher

Wetlands Watcher

A hawk stands on a branch at the edge of the wetlands at Highlands Park watching for prey and observing people walking and running on the nearby bike path. My Final Photo for March 4, 2022.

Child’s Play

Child’s Play

A woman reaches the apogee of her swing's forward thrust as she enjoys herself with headphones and the child-like efforts to fly on a swing. My Final Photo for March 3, 2022.

Ash Wednesday 2022

Ash Wednesday 2022

Ciara Garrity kneels after Ash Wednesday services at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 2, 2022.

Trimming The Tangled Tree

Trimming The Tangled Tree

A tree trimmer reaches stretches cut away a dead, damaged, or disruptive branch from a tree near the bridge over Alum Creek on West Main Street. My Final Photo for March 1, 2022.

Too Calm To Sail

Too Calm To Sail

The last two sailors on Hoover return to the dock on still waters at the completion of an afternoon of friendly races that ended when the wind died to a breath of cool air. My Final Photo for December 1, 2023.

Santa’s Touch

Santa’s Touch

Youngsters sitting on their parents’ shoulders watch as Santa in a bucket truck lights the City of Westerville Christmas Tree to begin the holiday season in the city. My Final Photo for December 1, 2023.

Idle At The End Of The Season

Idle At The End Of The Season

Equipment used to harvest hay, corn, and soybeans on a suburban plot of farm land sits idle at the end of the season in the hay field with an apartment building now occupying what once was farmland. My Final Photo for November 30, 2023.

Powering Away the Problem

Powering Away the Problem

A landscaper uses a large lawnmower with its deck lowered to move thick piles of leaves off grass and sidewalk along Maxtown Road to a collection point for removal. My Final Photo for November 29, 2023.

Final Harvest Wagon

Final Harvest Wagon

A mound of corn tops a full grain wagon waiting for transfer to an elevator as the sun sets on the final minutes of harvest at the Braun Farm property in Westerville. My Final Photo for November 28, 2023.

Heritage Christmas

Heritage Christmas

Heritage Park wears its annual Christmas season lights in trees, along paths and on the restored barn and house as the city prepares for the tree lighting and Christmas parade this coming weekend. My Final Photo for November 27, 2023.

Ready For Travel

Ready For Travel

A young boy watches as the Christmas tree his parent chose for their home is tied to the roof of their car for the trip home. My Final Photo for November 26, 2023.