Angler’s Sunset

Two fishermen move their boat through the shadowed shallows of Hoover Reservoir as the setting sun casts a warm glow on the trees across the water. My Final Photo for November 23, 2025.

Two fishermen move their boat through the shadowed shallows of Hoover Reservoir as the setting sun casts a warm glow on the trees across the water. My Final Photo for November 23, 2025.

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High Level Work

High Level Work

A construction worker stands on a lift extended to the roof level of the five-story-tall office building being built at Polaris that will be the headquarters for Bank of America in Ohio. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2019.

Snow Blanket at Braun Farm

Snow Blanket at Braun Farm

A thin layer of snow blankets the barn and land at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Dec. 16, 2019.

Cold Weather Coats and Blankets

Cold Weather Coats and Blankets

St. Paul the Apostle youth minister Brad Romantic helps sort through the winter coats, blankets, and bedding items donated by parishioners during Sunday Masses. My Final Photo for Dec. 15, 2019.

Wreaths for the Warriors

Wreaths for the Warriors

A volunteer places a wreath at the gravestone for Lt. Dingus Banks at Otterbein Cemetery where 520 wreaths were placed as part of Wreaths Across America. My Final Photo for Dec. 14, 2019.

Standing In The Soup Line

Standing In The Soup Line

Four women make their selection of bowls at Habitat for Humanity’s Soup for Shelter fundraiser at Otterbein University. My Final Photo for Dec. 13, 2019.

Maximum Coverage

Maximum Coverage

A painter sprays a slightly more neutral color paint on the exterior of the old Office Max building as it is converted to a Planet Fitness health club. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2019.

Winter Greenhouse Morning

Winter Greenhouse Morning

The morning sun creeps over the treeline on a frigidly cold morning brightening the greenhouse at Inniswood Gardens Metro Park. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2019. 

Parking Garage Pickup

Parking Garage Pickup

A trucker ties down a pre-formed double tee platform for transport to the site of a new parking garage being built of Lyra and Gemini near Polaris Mall. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2019.

Rainy Day At Braun Farm

Rainy Day At Braun Farm

Drizzling rain obscures the windshield of a car parked in the main road at the Braun Farm on Cleveland Ave. in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2019.

Cycling Santa

Cycling Santa

A helmeted Santa Claus rides his big-wheel bike in the Christmas parade leading the way for the Knights of Columbus bearing a banner reminding parade watchers the reason for the season. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2019.

Heritage Lights

Heritage Lights

Christmas lights brighten Heritage Park and the Everal Barn where the city hosts Snowflake Castle during the holiday season. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2019.

Santa’s Gentle Persuasion

Santa’s Gentle Persuasion

Santa Claus talks with a slightly reluctant young girl as her mother helps take relieve her anxiety about the greeting after waiting in line to see Santa during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at city hall. My Final Photo for Dec. 6, 2019.

Relaxing Day On The Water

Relaxing Day On The Water

A kayaker leans back with his hands behind his head watching sailboats travel along the racecourse between buoys at the Hoover Sailing Club. My Final Photo for August 28, 2022.

No Buns For You

No Buns For You

A cinnamon bun baker uses a neighbor vendor's fruit and display box to hold up her "Sold Out" chalkboard less than halfway through the Saturday Farmer's Market. Several vendors sold out early with the large crowd arriving early in the morning. My Final Photo for August 27, 2022.

Funnel Cake Fourth Friday

Funnel Cake Fourth Friday

A couple stands ready for their funnel cake as another customer waits in line for the fried dough specialty sold at Fourth Friday in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 26, 2022.

Clippinger Hall Cleaning

Clippinger Hall Cleaning

A repair crew strips away rotted wood and old paint as part of the repair process for Clippinger Hall built by the Carnegie Foundation in 1908 as the first library at the university. My Final Photo for August 25, 2022.

Smooth Fishing

Smooth Fishing

Two fishermen slowly troll the still waters of Hoover Reservoir near the Oxbow boat ramp on a near-perfect day of moderate temperatures, no wind, and light cloud cover. My Final Photo for August 24, 2022.

Yarnell Morning

Yarnell Morning

The morning sun casts shadows through the ground fog lying across the fields and buildings at the Yarnell Farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for August 23, 2022.

A Single Seed

A Single Seed

Only one seed remains on the seed pod of this yellow foxtail growing among other foxtails near the road that leads to the barn at the Braun Farm. My final Photo for August 22, 2022.