Last Hour Of Playground Fun

A young girl runs across an open field in the last hour before sunset, heading to the playground at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for June 23, 2025.

A young girl runs across an open field in the last hour before sunset, heading to the playground at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for June 23, 2025.

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Uptown Patio Flowers

Uptown Patio Flowers

A Mandevilla blossom stands out against the backdrop of lights on the patio at Jimmy V’s in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for November 14, 2024.

Drought-Damaged Crop Harvested

Drought-Damaged Crop Harvested

Kevin Scott runs his combine through a soybean field on the Braun Farm, collecting a smaller than normal, drought-damaged crop. My Final Photo for November 13, 2024.

Staying Home For The Day

Staying Home For The Day

My closest friends today were Sprite, Gatorade, and a red barf bowl as I fought my way through a severe case of food poisoning that gave me the opportunity to answer the question, “What would I do if I couldn’t leave the house to make My Final Photo. My Final Photo for November 12, 2024.

Quiet Memorial

Quiet Memorial

A US Navy Seabee pauses at the flagpoles and wreaths after ceremonies marking Veterans Day at the Westerville Veterans Memorial. My Final Photo for November 11, 2024.

The Chosen

The Chosen

A young musician selects his new trombone from the almost 500 instruments offered at Uptown Music & Arts annual sale this weekend. My Final Photo for November 10, 2024.

Family Assistance

Family Assistance

Father and son assist each other in clearing debris from the son’s lure that retrieved a branch from the waters below the dam at Alum Creek North. My Final Photo for November 9, 20-24.

Girl Dad Uptown

Girl Dad Uptown

A father matching the meme “Tell me you’re a girl dad without telling me you’re a girl dad” walks across State Street on his way to Cardinal Pizza with his family. My Final Photo for November 8, 2024.

Finishing The Fencing

Finishing The Fencing

Workers install the final sections of the security fencing around Highlands Pool, completing the installation that began in May and was suspended during the summer. My Final Photo for November 7, 2024.

Accidental Memory

Accidental Memory

The metal plates, pins, and screws that rebuilt his knee are shown on a phone held next to the surgery scar and exit wound from an accidental shooting. My Final Photo for November 6, 2024.

Commentary With Objects

Commentary With Objects

Westerville Kenneth Wright offers comments after placing miniature houses on his desk at the city council meeting, where he has been a proponent for affordable housing in the city. My Final Photo for November 5, 2024.

Colorful Heritage Trail

Colorful Heritage Trail

A runner on the trail through the back half of Heritage Park passes a maple tree dressed in fall colors. My Final Photo for November 4, 2024.

Hoover Sunset Fishing

Hoover Sunset Fishing

A fisherman stands in the cool shadows of Hoover Reservoir as the setting sun casts its golden light across the empty docks and eastern shore. My Final Photo for November 3, 2024.

Winter Roofers

Winter Roofers

Roofers work into the winter sunset, installing shingles on a new home at Tussic and Oxbow in Genoa Township. My Final Photo for February 22, 2025.

Scattergories Of Friday Night Fun

Scattergories Of Friday Night Fun

A foursome, including one person recovering from surgery, plays Scattergories while listening to artists performing at open mic night at Java Central in Uptown.

An Antique Bat

An Antique Bat

Westerville Antiques owner Luke Ernst holds the bat that flew into the store on Monday, soaring through every room on the first floor until it was finally trapped. My Final Photo for February 20, 2025.

The Answer Is You

The Answer Is You

When asked if I’d yet made My Final Photo for the day I responded “Not yet. Maybe you’ll be it,” when they poised for what became the photo of the day. My Final Photo for February 19, 2025.

Uptown’s Icicles

Uptown’s Icicles

Icicles hanging from a chair in the foreground appear to loom large over the Holmes Hotel in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 18, 2025.

Searching For Open Water

Searching For Open Water

A lone seagull searches for open water where the rest of its flock has gathered in a small, unfrozen section of Hoover Reservoir near the Walnut Street boat ramp. My Final Photo for February 17, 2025.

Alum Creek Park Winter

Alum Creek Park Winter

The roadway in Alum Creek Park North near the dam is blanketed in snow and devoid of cars and anglers after an overnight storm brought several inches of snow to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 16, 2025.