Ready For The Snow

Parents and their teenage daughter, dressed for a warmer indoor activity, stand ready to cross State Street as the first snow begins to fall in Uptown. My Final Photo for December 13, 2025.

Parents and their teenage daughter, dressed for a warmer indoor activity, stand ready to cross State Street as the first snow begins to fall in Uptown. My Final Photo for December 13, 2025.

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Another Load Of Hay

Another Load Of Hay

Rodney Parker and Kevin Scott deliver a wagon of hay to a horse barn near Croton, Ohio. My Final Photo for Sept. 2, 2021

Sailing Gusty Hoover

Sailing Gusty Hoover

Sailboarders enjoy 30-mile-an-hour winds gusts to propel themselves across the choppy waters of Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Sept. 1, 2021.

After School In The Rain

After School In The Rain

A student bearing an umbrella for protection from today's rain walks across Walnut St. on the way home after school. My Final Photo for Aug. 31, 2021.

From Flowers To Banking

From Flowers To Banking

The former Flowerama signs at the corner of South State Street and Schrock road now display signs for the bank that will bn e taking over the space. My Final Photo for Aug. 30, 2021.

Fan Favorites

Fan Favorites

Several fans wave their cellphones during Brian Michael Smith's final song, "New York, New York.," at his Frank Sinatra tribute concert in the Alum Creek Amphitheater Sunday evening. My Final Photo for Aug. 29, 2021.

Starting The Day

Starting The Day

A fisherman watches his lines and the sunrise over the trees from his perch on the picnic table at the edge of Hoover Reservoir at Red Bank Marina. My Final Photo for Aug. 28, 2021.

Fiery Fourth

Fiery Fourth

A juggler bearing large knives and flaming batons performs at the center of State and College as part of the Fourth Friday entertainment in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Aug. 27, 2021.

Traffic Hazard Removal

Traffic Hazard Removal

A city crew removes trees from along the edge of Cooper Road that obstructed viewing traffic in the turn causing a traffic hazard. My Final Photo for Aug. 26, 2021.

Wet Hay Waiting

Wet Hay Waiting

A small section of the hayfield behind the Sharp Farm on Africa Road lies soaked by an afternoon rain forcing a delay in raking and bailing the field. My Final Photo for Aug. 25, 2021.

Alum Creek Student Research

Alum Creek Student Research

Otterbein University students perform a series of research projects during a class in the waters below the Alum Creek low-head dam in Westerville. My Final Photo for Aug. 24, 2021.

Hairy Soybean Seedpods

Hairy Soybean Seedpods

Fine hairs cover the soybean seedpods as they grow in the upper section of the fields at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Aug. 23, 2021.

Burgers On The Grill

Burgers On The Grill

Smoke rolls from grills cooking hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats for the annual St. Paul family picnic. My Final Photo for Aug. 22, 2021. 

Afternoon In The Park

Afternoon In The Park

A couple steps into the afternoon sun to continue their walk from a more shaded walkway at Sharon Woods Metro Park Sunday. My Final Photo for August 13, 2023.

Uptown Untapped 2023

Uptown Untapped 2023

A crowd celebrating Uptown Untapped fills parking lots along East Main Street closed for the annual craft beer festival in the home of the Anti-Saloon League and Prohibition. My Final Photo for August 12, 2023.

Down To The Bricks At Home

Down To The Bricks At Home

Paving bricks sit exposed on West Home Street after a paving crew milled away the asphalt surface preparing it for repaving this weekend before the arrival next week of first-year students at Otterbein University. My Final Photo for August 11, 2023.

Making A Path

Making A Path

A city electric worker downs a tree in the right-of-way as he and a crew begin to make repairs to a power line behind a shopping center on Schrock Road. My Final Photo for August 10, 2023.

Flying Otterbein Flag

Flying Otterbein Flag

An Otterbein University Color Guard member practices with some of the team at the Alum Creel Park Amphitheater as they prepare for the start of football season at home on September 2 against Ohio Wesleyan University. My Final Photo for August 9, 2023.

Main Street Striping

Main Street Striping

A Franklin County Engineer work crew paints lane striping on the Main Street Bridge following an earlier sealing of the structure surface. My Final Photo for August 8, 2023.

The Arrival

The Arrival

Afternoon storm clouds arrive across the horizon behind the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for August 7, 2023.