Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Dog Days Of Summer
A collection of dogs and their owners delight in Doggie Paddle at Highlands Pool when the pool is opened for dogs to enjoy at the end of the summer season. My Final Photo for September 7, 2024.
Rain Shower Shield
Under the safety of his transparent umbrella, a man shields his phone from an afternoon thunderstorm in Uptown Westerville that brought the city its first substantial amount of rain in several months. My Final Photo for September 6, 2024.
Runner’s Sunset
A St. Paul School cross country runner stands silhouetted against the sunset as the team completes an abbreviated practice the day after a competition. My Final Photo for September 5, 2024.
Updating Heritage Playground
Westerville Parks workers build forms for concrete curbs and sidewalks around the newly installed playground at Heritage Park, replacing an older system that had outlived its best times for kids. My Final Photo for September 4, 2024.
New Path To Reading
A layer of asphalt is leveled to make way for new brick pavers marking access to the rebuilt East entrance to the Westerville Public Library. My Final Photo for September 3, 2024.
Labor Day Volleyball
Otterbein University students who stayed on campus for the Labor Day weekend enjoyed the holiday with food and volleyball in Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for September 2, 2024.
Soybean Sunset
Ripening soybeans on the Yarnell Farm are silhouetted against the Sunday sunset. My Final Photo for September 1, 2024.
Popping Protection
A splattering of popcorn, oil, and sugar coats the face shield of the head kettle popcorn popper at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 31, 2024.
Upside Down And In The Bushes
A Blendon Township police officer inspects a crashed car that landed in bushes beside Westerville Road after striking another vehicle. My Final Photo for August 30, 2024.
Wetlands Sunset
The setting sun strikes the horizon on the sports fields next to the wetlands at Highlands Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 29, 2024.
Hot Weather Workout
Two women stretch in the parking lot below Hoover Dam before running the stairs in near 100-degree temperatures. My Final Photo for August 28, 2024.
Creekside Class
An Otterbein University science class stands on the banks of Alum Creek after a lesson in the ecology of the stream that runs through Westerville. My Final Photo for August 27, 2024.
Urban Strings At the Library
Urban Strings Columbus performs Sunday afternoon at the Westerville Library as the library celebrates Black History Month. My Final Photo for February 9, 2025.
Celebrating With Champagne In The Morning
Blue Turtle Tea and Spice owner Alex Maddox, second from left, celebrates with friends and family a champagne toast for the grand reopening of her store on East College Saturday morning. My Final Photo for February 8, 2025.
Eating Her Profits
A Girl Scout quickly slips a portion of a Thin Mint cookie into her mouth during a short break from selling the iconic cookies in front of Graeter’s in Uptown Westerville Friday. My Final Photo for February 7, 2025.
More Winter to come
Heavy clouds move across Uptown Westerville at dusk, signaling the arrival of cold temperatures for the next week. My Final Photo for February 6, 2025.
Future Farmers of Westerville
A bundle of hoses hangs from a wooden post and holder at one of the intersections in the Westerville community garden, where a couple of future farmers have already begun to prepare their plots for Spring planting. My Final Photo for February 5, 2025.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
One of eight does grazing in the woods at Heritage Park looks over the neighborly split rail fence to inspect the intentions of an interloping photographer disturbing their meal Tuesday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 4, 2025.
Winter Mowing At Sharon Woods
The Sharon Woods Metro Park winter grounds crew mowed another section of open field Monday, working around empty bluebird boxes and groundhogs. My Final Photo for February 3, 2025.