Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Updating Heritage Playground
Westerville Parks workers build forms for concrete curbs and sidewalks around the newly installed playground at Heritage Park, replacing an older system that had outlived its best times for kids. My Final Photo for September 4, 2024.
New Path To Reading
A layer of asphalt is leveled to make way for new brick pavers marking access to the rebuilt East entrance to the Westerville Public Library. My Final Photo for September 3, 2024.
Labor Day Volleyball
Otterbein University students who stayed on campus for the Labor Day weekend enjoyed the holiday with food and volleyball in Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for September 2, 2024.
Soybean Sunset
Ripening soybeans on the Yarnell Farm are silhouetted against the Sunday sunset. My Final Photo for September 1, 2024.
Popping Protection
A splattering of popcorn, oil, and sugar coats the face shield of the head kettle popcorn popper at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 31, 2024.
Upside Down And In The Bushes
A Blendon Township police officer inspects a crashed car that landed in bushes beside Westerville Road after striking another vehicle. My Final Photo for August 30, 2024.
Wetlands Sunset
The setting sun strikes the horizon on the sports fields next to the wetlands at Highlands Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 29, 2024.
Hot Weather Workout
Two women stretch in the parking lot below Hoover Dam before running the stairs in near 100-degree temperatures. My Final Photo for August 28, 2024.
Creekside Class
An Otterbein University science class stands on the banks of Alum Creek after a lesson in the ecology of the stream that runs through Westerville. My Final Photo for August 27, 2024.
Summer Graduation Congratulations
Westerville Central summer graduate Kyon Hayman looks over his graduation certificate as his mother, Cierra Knight, grasps his hand after he received it in ceremonies at the Westerville School Board meeting Monday night. My Final Photo for August 26, 2024.
Instructions for the Night
A couple settles into their folding lawn chairs following instructions from the New Wave Nation performing at the Alum Creek Amphitheater Sunday night. My Final Photo for August 25, 2024.
Starting Something
Nurse Nee Nee of Good Medicine Productions pretends to be the starter for the mile run at Saturday’s Night of Hope fundraiser for the Westerville Education Challenge at Westerville North. My Final Photo for August 24, 2024.
Hoover’s Busy Beaver
Beaver activity around the shoreline at Red Bank Marina shows early activity for building its nearby winter lodge along the shore of Hoover Reservoir despite the low water levels. My Final Photo for November 23, 2024.
Traveling Lights
The variety of headlight colors is reflected in a rainy intersection as I traveled to the grocery store for staples such as decongestant, expectorant, NSAID, and a variety of liquids. My Final Photo for November 22, 2024.
Winter Evening On The Farm
The colors at the end of a cold winter day settle over the Sharp Farmhouse, gazebo, and outbuildings. My Final Photo for November 22, 2024.
Open Sky Sunset
The storm’s trailing edge is lit by an open-sky sunset falling across the Yarnell Farm Barn, bringing the season’s first cold snap. My Final Photo for November 20, 2024.
Unhealthy Raccoon At Highlands
Westerville Animal Control Officer Mary Dembiec retrieves a raccoon suspected to be suffering from distemper from the wetlands at Hoover Park, where it had been seen earlier in the day near the roadway. My Final Photo for November 19, 2024.
Wet Soybeans
Farmer Rodney Parker pulls a tarp over his head to cover a partially filled grain wagon after a brief afternoon shower dampened the soybeans on the Braun Farm just enough to make them unharvestable, forcing an end to harvest until the rain ends and the fields again are dry. My Final Photo for November 18, 2024.
Moisture Testing The Old-Fashioned Way
Farmer Kevin Scott, holding a moisture tester under his arm, uses the old-fashioned method of biting into a bean pod to test its moisture content as he tries to decide to continue harvesting beans on the Braun Farm property. My Final Photo for November 17, 2024.