Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Spring Baskets
A woman examines one of the freshly-planted baskets hanging in the greenhouse at Hoover Gardens as the garden and nursery center gets ready for spring planting and the final freeze of the season. My Final Photo for March 19, 2021.
Tending To Traffic Troubles
City electric workers complete rewiring a traffic signal that failed during Thursday's rainstorms causing the light to begin four-way flashing. My Final Photo for March 18, 2021.
Morning Fog On Cooper Road
The bare trunk and limbs of a tree on Cooper Road mark the tones of a morning fog that shrouds the barn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for March 17, 2021.
Wetland Walkway Rebuild
A carpenter attaches header boards to a section of the walkway at Highlands wetlands being rebuilt to create a ramp leading to the sidewalk. My Final Photo for March 16, 2021.
Scrapping The Tractor
Using a tractor and a Bobcat, the GM engine and Oliver transmission from a Minneapolis-Moline A4T-1600 1970s-era tractor from the Braun Farm is lifted on a truck bed for transport to a scrap yard. My Final Photo for March 15, 2021.
Corn Raker
Kevin Scott rakes corn leveling it in the wagon he's using to complete the harvest on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for March 14, 2021, π Day.
Making The Pontoon Perfect
A boater pulls his pontoon boat close to shore for a temporary mooring for passenger offload after completing a test run putting hours on a new motor for the craft. My Final Photo for March 13, 2021.
Higher Education Ladder
Otterbein maintenance workers replace a bulb in one of the lights illuminating the walkway to Towers Hall at the entrance to the school at the end of College Ave. in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 12, 2021.
Wet Day For Fishing
A fisherman smiles after tieing his boat off at the Red Bank boat ramp as he escapes a heavy rain that greeted him after a morning with little success on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for March 11, 2021.
Getting Ready For Planting
A farmer runs a disc plow over the field beneath the Yarnell Farm on Africa Road preparing for planting of corn after missing last year's planting season because of the heavy rains. My Final Photo for March 10, 2021.
Farmer Fixing The Tools
Kevin Scott repairs a broken chain drive on his one-row corn picker as he attempts to complete harvesting corn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for March 9, 2021.
Late Winter Shadows
Late winter shadows from a walnut tree stretch themselves toward the barn on the Braun Farm in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 8, 2021.
After School All Stars
Blendon Middle School students watch their friend jump on the trampoline in her front yard before taking their turn after pausing on their way home after school. My Final Photo for May 8, 2023.
Big Walnut Fishing Dreams
A fisherman tosses his lure into the waters of Big Walnut Creek as it moves past a pile of exposed till about a half mile below Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for May 7, 2023.
Getting the Proper Stance
Sports photographer Gil Balden helps a WYBSL player get her bat into position on her shoulders during team and individual photoshoots at Huber Village Park Saturday. My Final Photo for May 6, 2023.
An Ice Cream Treet
A young boy enjoys Graeter’s ice cream in the branching crooks of the ginkgo tree at city hall where his father lifted him on their walk Uptown Friday night. My Final Photo for May 5, 2023.
May The 4th With Them
Shadows from a phalanx of Imperial Guard fall on a vehicle being investigated by Stormtroopers at Highlands Pool before dropping off food items for W.A.R.M. on Star Wars Day, May 4. My Final Photo for May 4, 2023.
Parking Lot Pickup
Volunteers prepare to load flowers and plants sorted by family name into vehicles picking up items from the annual plant sale at St. Paul the Apostle School in Westerville. My Final Photo for May 3, 2023.
For The Graeter’s Good
An electrician anchors a repaired light fixture to the Graeter’s sign in front of the Uptown Westerville ice cream store. My Final Photo for May 2, 2023.