Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Celebrating Oromia Irreecha
Three Oromia women wearing chelie beadwork pose for a photo with their family during the group's celebration of Irreecha, a tradition marking the end of the rainy season for the regional state in Ethiopia. My Final Photo for Sept. 26, 2021.
Arbor Fest Feat
A young girl pulls herself 40-feet into the canopy of a tree at the corner of Alum Creek Par5k during Arbor Fest, an annual city event to raise awareness of the benefits of forest and prairie maintenance. My Final Photo for Sept. 25, 2021.
Field Corn Drying For Harvest
Rows of field corn begin to dry after a strong growing season in fields along Africa Road across from the Yarnell Farm barns. My Final Photo for Sept. 24, 2021.
Goldenrod And Storm Clouds
Goldenrod bursts into color under storm clouds blowing over the prairie at the edge of the Edward S. Thomas Nature Preserve in Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 23, 2021.
Goldfish Fishing
A great egret feasts on an abandoned goldfish pulled from the waters of the wetlands at Highlands during a break in Tuesday's rain. My Final Photo for Sept. 22, 2021.
Electric Underground
A city electric worker removes the canvas bird used to pull a cable through recently laid conduit that will hold new three-phase wire going to the upgraded power sub-station off Collegeview. My Final Photo for Sept. 21, 2021.
Soybean Season
Soybeans on the Braun Farm property are slowly drying out readying themselves for harvest this fall. My Final Photo for Sept. 20, 2021.
Center Field Seats
A set of parents watch a softball game at Highlands from reserved seats in the shadow of a maple tree at center field. My Final Photo for Sept. 19, 2021.
Night Skating
A skater launches himself toward the Westerville Skate Park during "Skate Late," an evening of skating under lights at the skate park. My Final Photo for Sept. 18, 2021.
Late Hay Harvest Clouds
Afternoon clouds travel across a field with scattered bales of late-season hay. My Final Photo for Sept. 17, 2021.
Plein Air Cleanup
An artist puts away her portable easel, paints, and brushes after a morning with other painters at one of the goldenrod fields in Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 16, 2021.
Rainy Day At The Dam
A fisherman tries his luck below the spillway for the Westerville Alum Creek dam during rain showers Tuesday afternoon. My Final Photo for Sept. 15, 2021.
Stopping For The Flowers
A woman pauses her walk through Sharon Woods Metro Park to photograph wildflowers lining one side of the trail. My Final Photo for August 27, 2023.
Thanks For the Help
A man who rode his kayak over the low head dam at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville offers a thank you and a handshake to some if the Westerville firefighters who came to his aid. My Final Photo for August 26, 2023.
Dancing to the Beat
A father spins his children to the rhythm of the band playing in front of city hall during the Fourth Friday street fair in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 25, 2023.
The Last Sign
Micah Crockett scrapes Captivating Canines lettering from the front windows of the closed store as it prepares to become an addition to Cardinal Pizza. My Final Photo for August 24, 2023.
Header Measure
Carpenters install header boards across the second floor window of an office and apartment building being built on West College where the Book Harbor bookstore once stood in Uptown. My Final Photo for August 23, 2030.
Heritage Drainage
Westerville Parks workers replace damaged storm drain pipes at Heritage Park after partially draining and damming the ponds to keep backflow out of the excavated area. My Final Photo for August 22, 2023.
Making The Way Driveable
Contractors lay asphalt on Lindimore Way replacing sections of the roadway damaged by fire department vehicles making 90-degree turns at the rear of the main fire station on West Main. My Final Photo for August 21, 2023.