Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Dust Devil At Work
A small dust devil swirls across land behind the Sharp House on Africa Road, where the city is installing infrastructure for potential development of 88 acres of former farmland. My Final Photo for August 11, 2025.
Celebrating Heatwave
A woman stretches out her arms in celebration during the opening song by Heatwave: The Music of Linda Ronstadt, part of the Summer Concert Series at Alum Creek Amphitheater. My Final Photo for August 10, 2025.
Great Market Shopping
Watermelon for health, kettle corn for happiness—because every Saturday Farmers Market trip needs a little balance between virtue and indulgence. My Final Photo for August 9, 2025.
Playing With Nine Fingers
A guitarist performing in a small group in Uptown on Friday night carefully worked the fretboard, avoiding his little finger, which is recovering after its tip was severed in a hedge-clipper accident earlier this week. My Final Photo for August 8, 2025.
Brickwalk Retailers
A group of shoppers approaches a lemonade stand offering two flavors of lemonade, chocolate chip cookies, and handmade bracelets beneath the heritage oak along the brickwalk at Java Central. My Final Photo for August 7, 2025.
If You Plant Them …
A Westerville Parks and Recreation gardener works through a dense flower bed at the entrance to the Cleveland Avenue sports fields, pulling weeds in the summer heat. My Final Photo for August 6, 2025.
Garden Guardian
Florist Dave Talbott strikes an en garde pose with his gardening hose, playfully guarding the colorful sidewalk garden outside his Uptown shop. My Final Photo for August 5, 2025.
Schrock Lake Ripples
Ripples from a fishing lure spread across the smooth waters of Schrock Lake, breaking the glassy reflection of towering clouds as an angler searches for the perfect catch at Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for August 4, 2025.
Afternoon Scooter Ride
A lone scooter rider glides along a shaded path at the Westerville Sports Complex, framed by deep shadows and sunlit fields beneath towering clouds. My Final Photo for August 3, 2025.
The Final Bubble
A lone two-foot soap bubble drifts across the sky above the Saturday Farmers Market, the last remnant from The Great Bubble Show as it floated beyond the crowd. My Final Photo for August 2, 2025.
Hooked on Alum Creek
In the shade of a creekside tree, a young angler works to unhook a small fish he just caught below the Alum Creek Dam. My Final Photo for August 1, 2025.
Paving Into The Pond
Workers smooth fresh concrete to form a new ramp over the plastic liner at the water treatment plant’s sludge pond, a crucial step in completing the pond’s repair. My Final Photo for July 31, 2025.
Watching Weather And Swimmers
A lifeguard stands watch on the water slide platform at Highlands as a cool afternoon breeze pushes clouds across the Ohio sky. My Final Photo for August 26, 2025.
Abandoned Harvest
An abandoned apple tree in the yard of a vacant house bears rotting fruit just feet from a busy road. My Final Photo for August 25, 2025.
Cumulus Sunday Sailing
A sailboat sails downwind beneath a sky dotted with cumulus clouds over Hoover Reservoir on Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for August 24, 2025.
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!
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
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
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.