Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
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.
Sharing Candlemas
Parishioners light each other’s candles as St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church celebrates Candlemas this Sunday. My Final Photo for February 2, 2025.
Earthshine Twilight
The crescent moon with Earthshine sits in a serene twilight sky with the brilliant glow of Venus in the distance. My Final Photo for February 1, 2025.
Winter Sunset At Yarnells
Shadows that follow sunset creep up the barn and home at the Yarnell farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for January 31, 2025.
Lots Of Salt
Remnants of salt from recent snowfalls leach out of the cracks between bricks in the sidewalk in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for January 30, 2025.
Warmer Weather Workout
Runners return to the main path after making a loop around Boyer Nature Preserve as a variety of athletes took to sidewalks, roads, and path for exercise with warmer temperatures making the outdoors more hospitable for athletic activities. My Final Photo for January 29, 2025.
Sunset Crossing
Two men waiting to cross Main Street stand in light from the setting sun and a strong southwesterly wind. My Final Photo for January 28, 2025.
Frozen Below the Dam
Stephen Earl retraces his earlier steps across the frozen waters below the dam at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 27, 2025.
Frozen Hoover Better For Birdwatching
Birdwatchers flocked to the Red Bank boat ramp on Hoover Sunday afternoon, saying the near-frozen lake left little open water for birds, making it easier for birdwatching. My Final Photo for January 26, 2025.
Hollyhocks and Black-Eyed Susans
Carole Bond holds some of the seeds given away by the Central Ohio Herb Society as part of the Westerville Library’s seed giveaway on Saturday. My Final Photo for January 25, 2025.
Upwind From the Dust
A cloud of concrete dust blows away from a worker cutting a section of one of the preformed panels installed for the outer wall of Smashpark, a sports and entertainment being built at Cleveland and Polaris. My Final Photo for January 24, 2025.
The Answer Is You
When asked if I’d yet made My Final Photo for the day I responded “Not yet. Maybe you’ll be it,” when they poised for what became the photo of the day. My Final Photo for February 19, 2025.
Uptown’s Icicles
Icicles hanging from a chair in the foreground appear to loom large over the Holmes Hotel in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 18, 2025.
Searching For Open Water
A lone seagull searches for open water where the rest of its flock has gathered in a small, unfrozen section of Hoover Reservoir near the Walnut Street boat ramp. My Final Photo for February 17, 2025.
Alum Creek Park Winter
The roadway in Alum Creek Park North near the dam is blanketed in snow and devoid of cars and anglers after an overnight storm brought several inches of snow to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 16, 2025.
Heron Hunting
A blue heron glides across the fog-shrouded surface of Hoover Reservoir, passing its distant relatives—mallards and seagulls—as it searches for a better fishing spot. My Final Photo for February 15, 2025.
A Gift Of Rose Petals
A group of Olentangy High School students, celebrating the birthday of the third student from the left, toss rose petals—a gift from Talbott’s Flowers in Uptown—to enhance their special day as they tour Uptown in search of the most photogenic spot. My Final Photo for February 14, 2025.
Seeing the Snow Moon
The waning Snow Moon briefly emerges from behind fast-moving clouds on its first night after Thursday’s afternoon full moon, which had been obscured by cloud cover in the western sky after sunset. My Final Photo for February 13, 2025.