Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Distillery Doorway Opens
Workers prepare to put a temporary covering over the new doorway cut into the Winter Street side of the old post office in Uptown as it is converted from the detective bureau for the police department to the High Bank Distillery restaurant across the street from a sculptor about Westerville’s history in the Prohibition movement. My Final Photo for January 22, 2024.
Winter Fallow Field
Barns at the Yarnell farm on Africa Road are lit by sunset light falling across the fallow winter fields that bore a crop of soybeans last summer. My Final Photo for January 21, 2024.
Ramping Up The Excitement
A youngster rides his sled over a snow ramp he and his friends built to add to the excitement of sledding at the small hill by the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for January 20, 2024.
Ready to Sled
Father and son settle into their sled before making their first run down the sledding hill at Alum Creek Park North on Main Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 19, 2024.
Highlands Wetlands Ice
A young boy traces his steps across the frozen wetlands at Highland Park as daytime temperatures never go above freezing. My Final Photo for January 18, 2024.
Against The Cold
A shopper uses her mittened hands to hold a woolen scarf over her face as she exits a store in Uptown Westerville on a windy and cold winter afternoon. My Final Photo for January 17, 2024.
On Thin Ice
A man testing the ice on the pond at Heritage Park returns to the edge after the surface began cracking about ten feet from shore. My Final Photo for January 16, 2024.
Sharing the Moment
Attendees share a program as they sing an opening anthem for the 19th Annual Westerville Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration. My Final Photo for January 15, 2024.
St. Paul Sunday Morning – January 14, 2024
A light snow covers the Marian shrine near the entrance to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church early Sunday morning. My Final Photo for January 14, 2024.
Warming In Uptown
With coffee in hand, a group walks briskly from the coffee shop through Uptown Westerville on the coldest day of winter for the year. My Final Photo for January 13, 2024.
Washing the Water Valve
City workers stand in the rain as they power wash and vacuum clear a water valve on West College at State Street as part of the regular cleanup of service valves in city streets. My Final Photo for January 12, 2024.
Flooded Creek
A man walks his dog over the Main Street Bridge where the high water of Alum Creek continues to flood the bike and walk paths under the bridge. My Final Photo for January 11, 2024.
West College Apartments
Railings for the four new apartments in a multi-use building are fastened into place on West College, where Ampersand restaurant will occupy the first floor. My Final Photo for July 15, 2024.
Puppy Rescue
A young puppy wearing its personal flotation device is cradled in its owner’s arms after being rescued with its owner and two other kayakers from Hoover Reservoir Sunday afternoon after a severe thunderstorm moved across the lake. My Final Photo for July 14, 2024.
The Main Art Entrance
A spectator glances toward the art displayed at the first booth at the Main Street entrance to the Westerville Music and Arts Festival on Saturday morning. My Final Photo for July 13, 2024.
Centering The Tent
A pole puller aligns the center support for the tent built atop the small hill next to Everal Barn at Heritage Park for this weekend’s Westerville Arts and Music Festival. My Final Photo for July 12, 2024.
The Fisherman Returns
Westerville firefighters load their rescue boat on its trailer after finding a fisherman, at left, rear, who launched his boat from the trailer in the foreground and then absentmindedly went fishing, leaving the trailer and his running truck on the boat ramp on Hoover Reservoir Thursday. My Final Photo for July 11, 2024.
Wind Across Soybeans
Strong southerly winds ripped across the soybean fields at Yarnell Farm early Wednesday morning as cooler and wetter weather came to central Ohio. My Final Photo for July 10, 2024.
Red Wagon Removal
Tom Schneider removes his train of red wagons from his front yard as he changes the humorous display of cows and wagons along Tussic Road. My Final Photo for July 9, 2024.