Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Police Station Construction Addition
Workers pump concrete into forms that will become the exterior walls of the basement area of the new Westerville Police and Mayors Court which will include a firing range and secure area for the transfer of prisoners into the court system. My Final Photo for June 23, 2021.
Lights Of Liberty Setup
A work crew installs one of the LED light panels that will be part of the Lights of Liberty patriotic display at Westerville North High School beginning Friday night. My Final Photo for June 22, 2021.
Braun Farm Barn After Storm
The barn at the Braun Farm sits under grey skies following an afternoon thunderstorm. My Final Photo for June 21, 2021.
Waiting For Discards
A great blue heron calmly waits nearby for the too small to keep fish discards from a trio of fishermen in the shallows below the Alum Creek Park North spillway dam. My Final Photo for June 20, 2021.
Antique Admiration
A miniature child's toy version of a 1953 Chevrolet 3100 step-side pickup truck sits beside a restored original truck at Grace Chapel Community Church. My Final Photo for June 19, 2021.
Inniswood Mulching
An Inniswood Metro Gardens grounds crew spreads mulch around the trees at the center of the parking lot. My Final Photo for June 18, 2021.
Prohibition Ends In Uptown Westerville!
Celebrants hold aloft their Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area labeled alcohol beverage cups 20 minutes after the DORA ordinance went into effect allowing alcohol beverages in parts of Uptown Westerville, home of the Anti-Saloon League and prohibition. My Final Photo for June 17, 2021.
Cicadas And Mulberries
A cicada climbs along the limb of a mulberry tree with ripening fruit that is typically ignored by the insects during their ew weeks above ground. My Final Photo for June 16, 2021.
The Final Obstacle
Firefighter trainees watch as another student reaches the top of a 105-foot aerial ladder during training with the climb being the final stage on their exam when training is completed. My Final Photo for June 15, 2021.
Asphalt First Level Applied
Contractors finish laying the first level of what will be six inches of asphalt to the new parking lot behind city hall. My Final Photo for June 14, 2021.
Red Aphid Afternoon
Red aphids cover the underside of leaves on prairie wildflower plans growing around the wetlands of Highlands Aquatic Center. My Final Photo for June 13, 2021.
Ready For Saturday Sailing
Three fleets of sailors cast off from the docks at the Hoover Sail Club for afternoon competition in a regional regatta. My Final Photo for June 12, 2021.
Spillway Fishing
Father and son stand on the retaining wall below the Hoover Reservoir dam spillway hoping they’ve chosen both the proper lure and the right spot for fishing. My Final Photo for July 3, 2023.
Yarnell Sunset
The setting sun casts shadows across a soybean field below the Yarnell Farm barns that are bathed in lights moments before the sun disappears below the horizon. My Final Photo for July 2, 2023.
Doggone Day
Customers line up to enter Captivating Canines on the first day of a liquidation sale after the store’s owner, Ron Keller, died earlier this year. My Final Photo for July 1, 2023.
Cloudy Cutting
A morning cloud shadow drifts over the freshly raked hay field at the Sharp Farm on Africa Road after the farmer found enough dry weather to make the cut, rake it, and begin baling. My Final Photo for June 30, 2023.
Arboreal Survey
A city worker surveys volunteer bald cypress trees growing close to the path in the Highlands Park wetlands before removing them to prevent damage to the asphalt path. My Final Photo for June 29, 2023.
Before The Cut
Morning haze and fog obscures the hay field at the Sharp Farm where the farmer has placed his tractor to begin cutting hay later in the day. My Final Photo for June 28, 2023.
East Broad Upgrades
A pair of pipeline installers, under the watchful of an inspector and safety crew member, shovel fill into a hole where a new gas line was laid adjacent to a new water line connecting to East Broad Street in Westerville before the road is rebuilt with curbs and a new surface. My Final Photo for June 27, 2023.