Not So Sweet Gum

A Westerville service division worker directs traffic around a sweet gum tree being cleared after it fell into the intersection of Otterbein Avenue and East Park Street. My Final Photo for September 24, 2024.

A Westerville service division worker directs traffic around a sweet gum tree being cleared after it fell into the intersection of Otterbein Avenue and East Park Street. My Final Photo for September 24, 2024.

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Sun Dog Drilling

Sun Dog Drilling

The Otterbein Marching Band and Flag Corp held its final practice of the year with a sundog rainbow adding a set of different colors to the sunset sky. My Final Photo for November 9, 2023.

Docks Docked

Docks Docked

The last sections of floating docks are removed from Hoover Reservoir Wednesday finalizing the end of the summer boating season. My Final Photo for November 8, 2023.

Veteran Breakfast

Veteran Breakfast

Westerville American Legion members sit with other veterans at the 25th annual Veterans Breakfast held this year at the Renaissance Hotel. My Final Photo for November 7, 2023.

Winged Winding

Winged Winding

A wing foil boarder glides into the wind leaving behind his two companions who had difficulty navigating in the choppy winds on Hoover Reservoir Monday afternoon. My Final Photo for November 6, 2023.

In The Morning Light

In The Morning Light

Hoover Reservoir sparkles in the morning sun lighting the path for a fisherman working for good luck in a deeper portion of the lake. My Final Photo for November 5, 2023.

Fall Fishing

Fall Fishing

A lone fisherman wades into the shallow waters of Hoover Reservoir on a warm fall day hoping the lake’s lower water levels will increase his chances to catch his limit for the day. My Final Photo for November 4, 2023.

Forest For the Trees

Forest For the Trees

A tree trimmer is lost in a forest of tree trunks, limbs, and branches as he and a crew cleared AEP’s power lines of possibly dangerous overhang along Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for November 3, 2023.

Leaves Be Gone

Leaves Be Gone

This week begins the once-a-year removal of leaves from the play areas at Sharon Woods Metro Park when the leaves are blown across fields and roads into the nearby woods using a tractor hauling an oversized leaf blower. My Final Photo for November 2, 2023.

Cumulus Afternoon Cloud Cover

Cumulus Afternoon Cloud Cover

A heavy layer of cumulus clouds float across Hoover Reservoir and Dam after an overnight freeze and dusting of snow in Westerville. My Final Photo for November 1, 2023.

Jack-A-Lantern On First

Jack-A-Lantern On First

A pair of Otterbein University baseball players wanted photos from an accompanying friend to show off the team’s new uniforms and used-hollowed out jack-o-lantern pumpkins as unofficial additions to the look for only one day. My Final Photo for October 31, 2023.

Apostolic Relic

Apostolic Relic

A woman places her hand on the glass case holding the St. Jude Thaddeus relic being shown at St. Paul the Apostle church in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 30, 2023.

Still Fall Colors

Still Fall Colors

Splashes of color and contrast still mark the Alum Creek Trail bike path and bridge over the creek as colder weather with freezing morning temperatures begins to dull the colors of fall. My Final Photo for October 29, 2023.

Heron Watching

Heron Watching

A couple watches a blue heron fish the rapid waters flowing over the Alum Creek North low-head dam after several days of rain raised the creek’s level as more storms approached. My Final Photo for April 2, 2024.

Blue And White Spring

Blue And White Spring

Senetti Blue White blossoms bring color to a section of a greenhouse at Hoover Gardens as the gardening center begins to stock with spring plants and trees. My Final Photo for April 1, 2024.

Twin Bridges. Twin Clouds.

Twin Bridges. Twin Clouds.

A woman fishing at the Twin Bridges boat ramp is silhouetted against the late afternoon sky. My Final Photo for March 31, 2024.

Almost Pizza Time

Almost Pizza Time

A painter preps an exterior light for refinishing as DiCarlo’s Pizza on the upgraded brick walk beside Java Central is nearing completion with new trees planted and almost all the bricks laid. My Final Photo for March 30, 2024.

Stations In Uptown On Good Friday

Stations In Uptown On Good Friday

A couple stops at one of the 12 Stations of the Cross boards placed on the sidewalks in Uptown Westerville by Church of the Messiah to mark Good Friday. My Final Photo for March 29, 2024.

Ohio Heat Training

Ohio Heat Training

The Ohio Heat AAU running club sprints up the hill to the Hoover Dam’s lower parking lot. My Final Photo for March 28, 2024.

Red Ranchero Rambling

Red Ranchero Rambling

A bright red early 1960s Ford Falcon Ranchero waits at the signal light to turn onto State Street from Maxtown during a midafternoon trip. My Final Photo for March 27, 2024.