Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Art In The Park
A young girl paints on the upturned stump of the American Elm tree removed this summer from Alum Creek Park North where it returned for Autumn Arborfest. My Final Photo for September 23, 2023.
September’s Final Dance
Generations dancers perform on West College against the setting sun on the last Fourth Friday of the season and the last day of summer. My Final Photo for September 22, 2023.
Shoreline Sailing
A sailor watches from shore as his younger companions prepare themselves and their boats for competition on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for September 21, 2023.
Windows On Uptown
Workers install windows in the upper floor apartments of a building being built on West College where the Book Harbor once stood. My Final Photo for September 20, 2023.
Controlled Training
Westerville firefighters watch a controlled burn after training in a home to be demolished was donated to the department for training. My Final Photo for September 19, 2023.
Wizards And Wands Walls
The Westerville Library gets an early start decorating for its Wizards and Wands Halloween celebration with one of the first changes to convert the library into a Hogwarts-style venue is modifying usually bright hallways into looks more like the halls of a wizard’s lair. My Final Photo for September 18, 2023.
Afternoon Hopes
A woman stands with two lines in the water of Hoover Reservoir where she and her friends are hoping for the good luck that a day fishing might bring. My Final Photo for September 17, 2023.
Headed Home For Homecoming
The Otterbein Marching Band leads the school’s homecoming parade across the Main Street bridge toward Grove Street for the final procession through campus before ending near the football field for the afternoon game. My Final Photo for September 16, 2023.
Uptown Friday Night
A vintage Chevrolet station wagon travels past Graeter’s Ice Cream in Uptown Westerville on Friday night. My Final Photo for September 15, 2023.
Everbowl’s Opening
Customers line up around the corner past the Holmes Hotel for the grand opening of Everbowl on State Street where the company planned to give away 300 of its craft superfood bowls. My Final Photo for September 14, 2023.
Heritage Sunflowers
A plein air artist begins her art class lesson by painting sunflowers along the fence at the edge of Heritage Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for September 13, 2023.
Collegeview Corn View
Early evening clouds cast shadows over the cornfield along Collegeview near The Point at Otterbein. My Final Photo for September 12, 2023.
Measuring Ups And Downs Uptown
Surveyor Matt Preston measures elevations and locations along West Main Street for the city which plans to lay new water mains in Uptown. My Final Photo for March 6, 2024
Distillery’s Doors
Carpenters finish attaching the second of two new doors to the south side of the old post office after the doorways were added to open onto a planned elevated patio to serve customers of High Bank Distillery. My Final Photo for March 5, 2024.
The Blues On Monday
Joseph Domanik plays blues on his Stratocaster while leaning on an oak tree still burdened with last summer’s leaves. Domanick decided his day off from work and the temperature in the low 70s at the start of March gave him good reason to sit in the afternoon sun at Red Bank Park even if to play the blues. My Final Photo for March 4, 2024.
Peaceful Sunday At The Lake
Brian Cooper and his 10-year-old daughter, Aleah, enjoyed a peaceful moment on the dock at the Hoover Walnut Boat Ramp, lounging in the lawn chairs he keeps in his car for spontaneous outings like this when the weather is nice and they have no other obligations. My Final Photo for March 3, 2024.
Saturday Cookies
Six-year-old Lucy Todd bites into a cookie as her brother, Mike, 3, chews on the cookie his parents got for them at the Cookie Walk in Uptown Westerville Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 2, 2024.
Youngest Fish Fry Disciple
Six-year-old Benjamin Galio, the youngest and smallest server at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church’s Lenten fish fry pauses for a moment to smile and have his picture taken before serving another group of diners. My Final Photo for March 1, 2024.
Brick Walk Trees
Workers cover freshly poured concrete designed to be platforms for grating surrounding trees to be planted in the Brick Walk between Java Central and High Bank Distillery. My Final Photo for February 29, 2024.