Bearded Beggarticks Beauty

A stand of Bidens aristosa, also known as bearded beggarticks, grows along the marshy edges of Boyer Nature Preserve, where the bright yellow flowers are currently in full display. My Final Photo for September 15, 2025.

A stand of Bidens aristosa, also known as bearded beggarticks, grows along the marshy edges of Boyer Nature Preserve, where the bright yellow flowers are currently in full display. My Final Photo for September 15, 2025.

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Night Of Hope Results

Night Of Hope Results

A family displayed their awards for completing the 5K run at Night of Hope,
benefiting Westerville Education Challenge’s health programs for students. My Final Photo for August 23, 2025.

Choose Me!

Choose Me!

A crowd raises their hands, eager to be picked as the next contestant in a song lyrics game at the DJ booth during Fourth Friday. My Final Photo for August 22, 2025.

Sunflower Pollen Collection

Sunflower Pollen Collection

A bee gathers pollen, sprinkling leftover dust onto a sunflower leaf in a planter along State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 21, 2025.

Water Hazard

Water Hazard

A dock builder jumps from an anchored dock at Red Bank Marina to a moving one as a crew moves a rebuilt old dock and new ramp across Hoover Reservoir to its home shore. My Final Photo for August 20, 2025.

Soybean Srorm

Soybean Srorm

A late-afternoon thunderstorm moves in from the west toward the soybean fields at Yarnell Farm. My Final Photo for August 19, 2025.

Cutting The Cable

Cutting The Cable

Bolt cutters snip through a section of ATT fiber optic cable that fell across Sunbury Road when a semi-truck dragged the low-hanging cable to the ground. My Final Photo for August 18, 2025.

Skyfall At Sunset

Skyfall At Sunset

Westerville Jazz Orchestra vocalist Dawn Eller performs the soundtrack for “Skyfall” during the Sunday evening performance of the orchestra at Alum Creek Park. My Final Photo for August 17, 2025.

Heart-Shaped Smile

Heart-Shaped Smile

A smiling, heart-shaped tomato greets a shopper at the High Point Produce Farm’s table at the Saturday Market in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 16, 2025.

Uptown Sunset Glow

Uptown Sunset Glow

Pedestrian and vehicle traffic continues as the setting sun bathes Uptown Westerville’s central business district. My Final Photo for August 15, 2025.

Otterbein’s Bridge Builders

Otterbein’s Bridge Builders

A landscaping crew rebuilds a bridge over a small creek on a path connecting two of Otterbein’s sports fields west of North West Street. My Final Photo for August 14, 2025.

Cleveland Avenue Fire

Cleveland Avenue Fire

Firefighting foam used to extinguish a car blaze on Cleveland Avenue flows into the gutter as police and firefighters wait for a wrecker to remove the damaged vehicle. My Final Photo for August 13, 2025.

Red Sky At Night

Red Sky At Night

Sailboats return to the dock at the end of an afternoon of sailing on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for August 12, 2025.

Ready For Training

Ready For Training

Westerville firefighters receive instructions before beginning a training exercise involving basement and second-floor rescues at a house scheduled for demolition on Africa Road. My Final Photo for September 2, 2025.

Ladder 111 Assist

Ladder 111 Assist

Westerville Fire Ladder 111 assisted Columbus and Worthington crews in battling a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex on Worthington Galena Road Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for September 1, 2025.

Sailiing In His Mind

Sailiing In His Mind

A sailor sits alone at the water’s edge, a gentle breeze brushing past him as he watches other sailors on Hoover Reservoir Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for August 31, 2025.

Vintage Base Ball View

Vintage Base Ball View

Members of the Ohio Village Muffins Vintage Base Ball team stand ready for their turn playing in the Ohio Cup competition at the Westerville Sports Field on Saturday. My Final Photo for August 30, 2025.

Lifting In The Clouds

Lifting In The Clouds

Technicians use bottle jacks to lift a section of a cell tower during its removal at I-270 and 3C Highway. My Final Photo for August 29, 2025

Evening Batting Practice

Evening Batting Practice

A WYBSL player takes batting practice before a game Thursday evening at Huber Village Park after the rain stopped and the sun came out. My Final Photo for August 28, 2025.

Sunset Skating

Sunset Skating

A skater lifts himself over the rim and the late afternoon sun in the main bowl at the Westerville Skate Park. My Final Photo for August 27, 2025.