Wet Leaves, Fast Work

A slurry of wet leaves is thrown across Sharon Woods as the grounds crew clears the fields after rain and snow dampened the deciduous droppings. My Final Photo for December 23, 2025.

A slurry of wet leaves is thrown across Sharon Woods as the grounds crew clears the fields after rain and snow dampened the deciduous droppings. My Final Photo for December 23, 2025.

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Fishing And Sailing To End The Year

Fishing And Sailing To End The Year

A pair of fishermen enjoy a laugh as Laser sailors from the Hoover Sailing Club share the calm waters of Hoover Reservoir on the final day of 2021. By Final Photo for Dec. 31, 2021.

Candlelight Memorial

Candlelight Memorial

Friends and family gathered at the Westerville South football stadium for a candlelight service to remember Zak Crum, an alumnus of the school who died last week. My Final Photo for Dec. 30, 2021.

Sunset For Cala Luna

Sunset For Cala Luna

Micah scrapes away the signage for Cala Luna Salon as the building is prepared for the opening of Sugarbees, a chocolate shop, in 2022. My Final Photo for Dec. 29, 2021.

Driving Rain

Driving Rain

Rain and mist obscure traffic on I-270 in Westerville making travel difficult and dangerous as the rain continued for the day. My Final Photo for Dec. 28, 2021.

Cleaning The Cast Net

Cleaning The Cast Net

A fisherman cleans his cast net after several attempts to catch baitfish in the high waters that flowed over sections of the walkway near the Hoover Reservoir dam. My Final Photo for Dec. 27, 2021.

St. Paul Sunday Morning – December 26, 2021

St. Paul Sunday Morning – December 26, 2021

A parishioner's bicycle leans against the wall of the portico of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church as two more parishioners arrive for Sunday Mass. My Final Photo for Dec. 26, 2021.

Chinese Christmas Dinner

A woman sits down to a Chinese buffet meal for her Christmas dinner helping to somewhat solve the problem of her family not all being in the same place for Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 25, 2021.

Another Cow Christmas

Another Cow Christmas

The small herd of cows continues to wait patiently along Tussic Road in case Santa's reindeer and sleigh need a break delivering gifts to children in Westerville and Genoa Township. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2021.

Arranging Christmas

Arranging Christmas

A volunteer arranges flowers around the altar and creche at St. Paul the Apostle Church in preparation for Christmas Masses. My Final Photo for Dec. 23, 2021.

To The Curb

To The Curb

A city worker uses a rake to throw stacks of leaves to the curb so they can be vacuumed away as the city's final weeks of leaf disposal come to an end. My Final Photo for Dec. 22, 2021.

Memorial Dig

Memorial Dig

A construction crew excavates for conduits that will be used for the new veterans memorial being built at the sports field at the community center. My Final Photo for Dec. 21, 2021.

Harvest Trails

Harvest Trails

Rows marking the path of a soybean combine create a pattern across the fields at the Braun Farm marking the end of the season. My Final Photo for Dec. 20, 2021.

Three Parks

Three Parks

Boyer Nature Preserve, Walnut Park, and the soccer fields at Highlands can be seen in this drone photo with the skyline of Columbus at top. My Final Photo for October 22, 2023.

Turning In Fall Race

Turning In Fall Race

Sailboats turn into the wind around the downwind buoys in an afternoon race at Hoover Sailing Club on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 21, 2023.

Embarrassing Mom

Jackie, the mother of a third-grader on a field trip to Inniswood, laughs as she shows off the pumpkin-colored rain poncho she wears that she is convinced embarrassed her child. My Final Photo for October 20, 2023.

Farm Vista

Farm Vista

A quartet of trees share a common vista across the small hay pasture at the Yarnell Farm on County Line Road. My Final Photo for October 19, 2023.

Motorcycle-Truck Crash

Motorcycle-Truck Crash

A Westerville police officer removes a motorcycle from Schrock Road where fire department paramedics treat the bike’s rider after he struck the side of a truck turning in front of him. My Final Photo for October 18, 2023.

Meet The Candidates

Meet The Candidates

Tom Curry, right, talks with three Westerville City Council candidates after a council meeting where he spoke during citizens’ comments about the lack of news media coverage of candidates for local elections. From left to right are candidatesJeff Washburn, David Grimes, and Aaron Glasgow. My Final Photo for October 17, 2023.

Street Sweeper

Street Sweeper

Bricks are returned to West College Ave. after new water lines were laid beneath the iconic street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for October 16, 2023.