Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Summer Palette
Leaves of a ginkgo tree stand bright against a blue sky with a wisp of clouds hanging over a red-brick section of Uptown Westerville on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for July 13, 2023.
Trail’s End
A worker cuts material for expansion joints in the concrete pad being poured as part of the river setting at Sycamore Trail Park dedicated to Westerville’s participation in the Underground Railroad. The park, at the northwest corner of Polaris Parkway and Africa Road, is expected to be dedicated in August. My Final Photo for July 12, 2023.
Tall One To go
A stilted balloon animal artist orders coffee and donuts before ceremonies marking the grand opening of the Dunkin restaurant on South State Street. My Final Photo for July 11, 2023.
Returning To Port
A quartet of two-man sailing teams slowly move in a line toward the docks at the Hoover Sailing Club after completing a sailing lesson on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for July 10, 2023.
Treasured Repair
A repairman carrying a hammer checks his work after cleaning and repairing the gutter at the southeast corner of the building at State and Main with Morgan’s Treasures as the first-floor business. My Final Photo for July 9, 2023.
Triple Threat
A trio of sprinkled donuts is hung on display to entice customers to choose between them or a selection of other varieties of fresh donuts in a vendor’s booth at the Saturday Farmers Market. My Final Photo for July 8, 2023.
Struggling Artist
An artist’s helper gives extra pressure to secure a popup tent pole as he and others set up spaces in Heritage Park for the weekend’s Westerville Music and Arts Festival. My Final Photo for July 7, 2023.
Ford Failure
The rusted front end on this Ford SUV failed just as the driver attempted to turn onto Main Street from State resulting in blocked traffic until a tow truck arrived to remove the rusty relic. My final Photo for July 6, 2023.
Cop Conversion Commences
Workers remove carpeting, doors, and fixtures from the old post office in Uptown Westerville that recently was home to the detective division of the police department but will become a restaurant and speakeasy for High Bank Distillery in the home of the the Anti-Saloon League. My Final Photo for July 5, 2023.
Revolutionary Gas Prices
Lines of cars eager to buy $1.776 a gallon gasoline snake onto the roadway from Sheetz on Polaris Parkway and Worthington Road where the company lowered the price on all types of fuel on July 4. My Final Photo for July 4, 2023.
Spillway Fishing
Father and son stand on the retaining wall below the Hoover Reservoir dam spillway hoping they’ve chosen both the proper lure and the right spot for fishing. My Final Photo for July 3, 2023.
Yarnell Sunset
The setting sun casts shadows across a soybean field below the Yarnell Farm barns that are bathed in lights moments before the sun disappears below the horizon. My Final Photo for July 2, 2023.
Fogged Birding
A pair of birders check in different directions through the afternoon fog across Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for January 24, 2024.
Farewell Westerville
The snowman painted in the window of Whit’s in Uptown Westerville appears to be giving a farewell wave as he is scraped from the front window clearing the storefront of all signs of Christmas and winter as it prepares to offer Valentine’s Day specials. My Final Photo for January 23, 2024.
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.