Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Uprooted And Removed
Workers clear debris from a mulberry tree after it fell and was cut into sections on greenspace at Inniswood Metro Gardens. My Final Photo for July 17, 2021.
Letters Of Instruction
A signmaker applies adhesive to the letter "m" before attaching it next to the capital "E" to create signage for the employee parking entrance at the COPC building on Africa Road. My Final Photo for July 16, 2021.
Fishing Companion
A great blue heron casually walks past a woman fishing on the shoreline of Hoover Reservoir near the dam. My Final Photo for July 15, 2021.
Filling The Gaps
A brick mason squeezes fast-drying mortar into the gaps between the brick post and a concrete platform lowered onto it at the entrance to the new parking lot behind city hall. My Final Photo for July 14, 2021.
A Walk In The Park
A woman pauses during a walk at Boyer Nature Preserve to wait for her companion to join her along the entrance path. My Final Photo for July 13, 2021.
“Poison Ivy Comes A Creeping All Around”
Poison Ivy spreads its tendrils towards the open sky as it takes over a large portion of the old farmhouse at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for July 12, 2021.
Enjoying The Wetlands Wetlands
Brothers run through the flooded parking lot at the Highlands wetlands where they earlier trekked along a section of flooded bike path after an afternoon storm brought a brief but heavy rain to parts of the city. My Final Photo for July 11, 2021.
Hoover’s Gardens
Paddleboarders on Hoover Reservoir pass by a field of wildflowers growing near the Walnut Street boatramp. My Final Photo for July 10, 2021.
Roadside Dining
Three deer study their surroundings before resuming an afternoon meal in the open field below Ikea Way and Orion Place being ever careful for possible predators and human interruption. My Final Photo for July 9, 2021.
Fishing Alone
A lone fisherman casts into Hoover Reservoir after an afternoon storm brought rain, high winds, and lightning that cleared other anglers from the lake. My Final Photo for July 8, 2021.
Duane Yarnell Hay Baling
Duane Yarnell pauses before completing baling hay in the field along the edge of his farmland on County Line Road. My Final Photo for July 7, 2021.
Making The Pavilion Perfect
A contractor positions his lift to continue cleaning and sealing seams in the new concrete roof over the sightseeing pavilion at the eastern end of Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for July 6, 2021.
Spillway Inspection
An inspector appears very small against the backdrop of the spillway at Hoover Dam where he and two other inspectors are checking the dam’s structure for signs of concrete delamination, damage, and the effects of aging. My Final Photo for July 17, 2023.
Welcome To St. Paul
Fr. Antony Varghese smiles as he is greeted at a coffee and donut reception following his first Mass Sunday morning as a new Parochial Vicar at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church n Westerville. My Final Photo for July 16, 2023.
Berry Peachy
A collection of colorful fruit fills the table of an Amish farmer selling produce at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My final Photo for July 15, 2023.
Eastbound Traffic
A cyclist pedals past the flowers at Jimmy V’s as she works her way east along College Avenue in Uptown Westerville early Friday evening. My Final Photo for July 14, 2023.
Summer Palette
Leaves of a ginkgo tree stand bright against a blue sky with a wisp of clouds hanging over a red-brick section of Uptown Westerville on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for July 13, 2023.
Trail’s End
A worker cuts material for expansion joints in the concrete pad being poured as part of the river setting at Sycamore Trail Park dedicated to Westerville’s participation in the Underground Railroad. The park, at the northwest corner of Polaris Parkway and Africa Road, is expected to be dedicated in August. My Final Photo for July 12, 2023.
Tall One To go
A stilted balloon animal artist orders coffee and donuts before ceremonies marking the grand opening of the Dunkin restaurant on South State Street. My Final Photo for July 11, 2023.