Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Quilted Musical Memories
Gary Puckett displays a guitar head quilt given to him by one of his students, marking their time together. My Final Photo for August 21, 2024.
Wetland’s Afternoon
A cool breeze blows clouds over Highlands Park wetlands where summer’s growth of water lilies begins to brown and fall’s splash of color begins. My Final Photo for August 20, 2024.
Field Trip
A field of soybeans rushes by on a fast golf cart trip through the Yarnell Farm fields late in the afternoon as late summer clouds darken the horizon. My Final Photo for August 19, 2024.
Majestic Williams Concert
Clouds seemingly inspired by the majesty of composer John Williams’s music move across the horizon as the Westerville Symphony performs a selection of Williams’s music in the Alum Creek Amphitheater as part of the Sunday Concert Series. My Final Photo for August 18, 2024.
Holy Smoke
Light filters through smoke from four grills cooking for the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church annual picnic in the church’s parking lot on North State Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 17, 2024.
Music To Read By
A man enjoys an iced tea and his book while listening to music during open mike night at Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 16, 2024.
Some Assembly Required
Westerville Parks workers attach an orange rib to one of the posts anchoring the new playground equipment installed at Heritage Park, replacing old equipment that had outlived its intended lifespan. My Final Photo for August 15, 2024.
Spider’s Rear-View
A spider’s web is reflected in the driver’s side rear-view mirror after several days of being rebuilt from being disturbed during the car owner’s photo treks in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 14, 2024.
Heavy Reading
A young boy moves his library books to balance on his head after they become too heavy to carry in his arms as he walks back to the car with his family in Uptown Westerville Tuesday. My Final Photo for August 13, 2024.
Under The Clouds
A fisherman readies his canoe for an afternoon fishing on Hoover Reservoir under a cumulus cloud-filled blue sky. My Final Photo for August 12, 2024.
Dam Fisherman
A fisherman standing in the late afternoon light at Alum Creek North Dam is framed by trees and bushes along the creek’s edge. My Final Photo for August 11, 2024.
Uptown’s Untapped Beer Night
The crowd for Uptown Untapped fills part of East Main Street and adjacent parking lots, where food, dancing, and drinking continue into the evening hours in the home of the Anti-Saloon League and Prohibition. My Final Photo for August 10, 2024.
Comparing Fishing Notes At Sunset
Three fishermen compare notes on the roiling waters below the Alum Creek North lo head dam after rains increased flow over the dam, increasing the opportunity for better fishing as all anglers hope for after a winter rainstorm. My Final Photo for December 29, 2024.
Family Fishing At Red Bank
A family of five fishes and plays on the widened shoreline of Hoover Reservoir at Red Bank Park, enjoying a warm winter day on the lake with low water levels. My Final Photo for December 28, 2024.
Capping At The Main Line
A Columbia Gas work crew attaches a steel plate covering the hole that contained an old gas pipeline leading to a house demolished about twenty years ago. Originally capped at the house, the line needed to be capped in the street at the main pipeline. My Final Photo for December 27, 2024.
IV Fluid Restoration
A photographer displays the IV to restore his fluids after a Christmas Day fight against pneumonia. My Final Photo for December 26, 2024.
Beyonce Christmas
Spending Christmas with the promise of a Beyonce halftime show with a small tree decoration to make the occasion. My Final Photo for December 25, 2024.
First And Last Treasures
Bill and Shelley Morgan share champagne with Carida McCalla, left, over the nearly empty counter of Morgan’s Treasures in Uptown, where McCall was the jeweler’s first customer in his three stores in Westerville. The jeweler is retiring after 38 years of making custom jewelry. My Final Photo for December 24, 2024.
Traffic Barriers Removed
Barriers blocking West Main and Park Road over I-71 are removed Monday afternoon after the road was temporarily restriped for two-way traffic during a break in construction for the next two weeks. My Final Photo for December 23, 2024.