Blustery Day in Uptown

An Uptown shopper has her hair blown into her face as a cold front moves through Ohio, bringing lower temperatures and strong winds. My Final Photo for November 26, 2025.

An Uptown shopper has her hair blown into her face as a cold front moves through Ohio, bringing lower temperatures and strong winds. My Final Photo for November 26, 2025.

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Raking The Corn

Raking The Corn

Kevin Scott levels a wagon load of corn picked from a field at the Braun Farm as he works to harvest as much as possible before a winter storm. My Final Photo for Jan. 30, 2021.

Getting Ready For Winter

Getting Ready For Winter

Cars travel through the intersection of Spring Rd. and Huber Village Blvd. over the drying spray of snow-melting brine sprayed by the city in anticipation of a weekend snowstorm

Storm Drain Closure

Storm Drain Closure

A sign marks a closed section of road between Africa Road and Altair Parkway where contractors are installing a new storm sewer connected to the COPC office under construction nearby. My Final Photo for Jan. 28, 2021.

Top of Health Care

Top of Health Care

A pair of steelworkers attach struts to beams at the top of the new health care facility under construction at the corner of County Line and Africa Roads. My Final Photo for Jan. 27, 2021.

Still Waters and Orange Markers

Still Waters and Orange Markers

A thin layer of cracked ice covers Hoover Reservoir and envelops the orange buoy markers near Red Bank Landing. My Final Photo for Jan. 26, 2021.

Farm In Winter

Farm In Winter

The Braun Farm farmhouse and barn on a cold, rainy, winter day. My Final Photo for Jan. 25, 2021.

Working Into The Night

Working Into The Night

A truck's light brightens the road in front of the Braun Farm where the corn picker continues to be repaired. My Final Photo for Jan. 24, 2021.

Fire For Frying Fish

Fire For Frying Fish

A fisherman feeds kindling into the grill behind the old Senior Center on Alum Creek as he waits for his friend to reel in a fresh fish for the fire. My Final Photo for Jan. 23, 2021.  

Tangled In Treetops

Tangled In Treetops

A city arborist is tangled in a mesh of tree limbs as he clears sections of trees from overhead power lines. My Final Photo for Jan. 22, 2021.

Farmer’s Hands

Farmer’s Hands

A farmer’s hand bearing dirt and grease holds carriage bolts and nuts needed to repair a corn picker after it broke harvesting corn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Jan. 21, 2021.

Straightening College Ave.

Straightening College Ave.

A worker levels the College Ave. street sign after rehanging it as a swinging sign from its previous fixed position on the traffic signal arm. My Final Photo for Jan. 20, 2021.

Toting the Timber

Toting the Timber

Kevin Scott hauls felled trees to a collection point as he helps clear trees from land that will be planted with crops in the spring. My Final Photo for Jan. 19, 2021.

1882 Detecting

1882 Detecting

Detectorist Bill  Dawson digs into the soil beneath where the 1882 marker at the Braun Farm once sat looking for the metal object his detector alerted him to as he walked the area between the barn and farmhouse. My Final Photo for April 10, 2023.

Seeking Saugeye

Seeking Saugeye

A fisherman searches below Hoover Dam for saugeye hidden in the shallows where he grabs them by their gills instead of casting a line with traditional bait. My Final Photo for April 9, 2023.

High Hopes Hunt

High Hopes Hunt

A young Easter egg hunter showed up with a five-gallon bucket to hold his collection of eggs at the city’s Spring Eggstravaganza at Hoff Woods Park. My Final Photo for April 8, 2023.

Gutter Work

Gutter Work

Three workers transport a 30-foot-long section of rain gutter across a parking lot toward its installation on the roof of a building in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for April 7, 2023.

The Westerville Brand

The Westerville Brand

Westerville Antiques owner Luke Ernst holds the “W” branding iron he recently purchased as a rare item once used to brand cattle perhaps on a Westerville cattle farm. My Final Photo for April 6, 2023.

Stage Lighting Reset

Stage Lighting Reset

A stagehand walks past lights lowered for adjustment and testing on the newly repaired stage floor at Cowan Hall on the Otterbein University campus where the theater department continues to repair damage to the stage. My Final Photo for April 5, 2023. 

Wetlands Casting

Wetlands Casting

A young fisherman casts his net in the shallow waters of the wetlands at Highlands in search of bait fish for a later trip for a larger catch. My Final Photo for April 4, 2023.