Fir Tree Perfection

Workers unpack fir trees, preparing them for display at the Oakland Nursery sales lot at Glengary Center in Blendon Township. My Final Photo for November 24, 2025.

Workers unpack fir trees, preparing them for display at the Oakland Nursery sales lot at Glengary Center in Blendon Township. My Final Photo for November 24, 2025.

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Chased By The Light

Chased By The Light

A worker diverts his eyes from the lights of a welder attaching the new Chase Bank sign to its pedestal on Huber Village Parkway. My Final Photo for Jan. 6, 2021.

Police Parking

Police Parking

Crews continued Tuesday clearing woods from behind the building on Huber Village that will be converted to the new police station with additional parking to the rear of the building. My Final Photo for Jan. 5, 2021.

The Season Ender

The Season Ender

A city park worker removes the star from atop the Christmas tree on the civic green at city hall marking the end of the holiday season for a portion of Uptown. My Final Photo for Jan. 4, 2021.

Christmas Star Over State

Christmas Star Over State

The Westerville Christmas Star hangs over State Street at Main Street on the first weekend of the new year. My Final Photo for Jan. 3, 2021.

Smooth Sailing On Still Waters

Smooth Sailing On Still Waters

Sailors from the Hoover Sailing Club slowly navigate their way around buoys marking the racecourse where they competed on a day with little wind but still waters. My Final Photo for Jan 2, 2021.

Cold Morning, Mary

Cold Morning, Mary

Icicles hang from the fingers of the statue of Mary in front of St. Paul the Apostle church after an overnight storm brought freezing rain. My Final Photo for Jan. 1, 2021.

Welcoming The New Year With A Selfie

Welcoming The New Year With A Selfie

A mother and daughter pose for a selfie in front of the lighted 2021 signs placed in front of city hall in Westerville. Ohio. My Final Photo for Dec. 31, 2020.

Farm Art

Farm Art

A piece of art created from wagon wheels and steel rods appeared at the edge of a section of the Yarnell Farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for Dec. 30, 2020.

After The Morning Workout

After The Morning Workout

Endurance athlete Don Cain, wearing a wetsuit and a winter head-covering, poses for a photo after completing his morning workout aboard a paddleboard on the icy waters of Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Dec. 29, 2020.

Medical Insulation Sealing

Medical Insulation Sealing

Workers seal the gaps between sections of exterior weather sealing on the new COPC medical building under construction behind COPC’s other two offices on Africa Road. My Final Photo for Dec. 28, 2020.

St. Paul Sunday Morning – Dec. 27, 2020

St. Paul Sunday Morning – Dec. 27, 2020

Decorative lights for the Christmas season greet parishioners at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio. My Final Photo for Dec. 27, 2020.

Alum Creek Sledding

Alum Creek Sledding

A collection of children, their parents, and friends take advantage of the fresh coating of snow laid over melted and frozen snow from an earlier fall to enjoy a day of rapidly descending the small sledding hill at Alum Creek Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 26, 2020.

Hanging ‘Round The Farm

Hanging ‘Round The Farm

A turkey vulture sits in the open window at the top of the barn at the Braun Farm joining several more of the birds roosting atop the structure. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.

On and Off Shore

On and Off Shore

A landlocked pair of anglers watch their waterborne partners navigate the waters of Hoover Reservoir on a warm, bright spring Sunday. My Final Photo for March 26, 2023.

Water Power Watch

Water Power Watch

A man pauses walking the steps at Hoover Dam to study the heavy flow of water over the spillway after heavy rain fell on the already-soaked ground and waterways raising the level of the reservoir. My Final Photo for March 25, 2023. 

Ready For Removal

Ready For Removal

Newly arrived demolition equipment sits about equidistance from the barn and farmhouse at the Braun Farm as work progresses to demolish the two structures. My Final Photo for March 24, 2023.

Stratocaster Tuneup

Stratocaster Tuneup

A Fender Stratocaster Player Plus guitar gets a tuneup and fret adjustment on the front counter of Music & Arts in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for March 23, 2023.

Perfect Painter Palette

Perfect Painter Palette

A painter retrieves his roller from a paint tray as he paints 25-foot-tall walls in the stairway leading to the offices for Family Room Coffee & Bake Shop being built in a section of the old MCL cafeteria on South Otterbein. My Final Photo for March 22, 2023.

Spring Smoking

Spring Smoking

A man rakes leaves and debris from a fallen tree into a burning pile in the backyard of his home that borders Hoover Reservoir. My final Photo for March 21, 2023.