Looking for Home Down West Park

A child’s red play ball rolls and bounces along West Park Street, as if searching for a place to rest for the night. My Final Photo for September 5, 2025.

A child’s red play ball rolls and bounces along West Park Street, as if searching for a place to rest for the night. My Final Photo for September 5, 2025.

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West College Roofing

West College Roofing

Roofers lean out of their bucket lift to install ribbing joining section of the metal roof atop the turret at the multi-use building under construction on West College in Uptown. My Final Photo for June 2, 2024.

Monday In the Park

Monday In the Park

Seven guitarists, one bassist, a cuatro player, and a drummer gathered on the empty Alum Creek Park North Amphitheater stage for their eclectic bi-weekly performance of plucked string instrument music. My Final Photo for July 1, 2024.

Summer Cumulus

Summer Cumulus

Soft cumulus clouds float across the green field and tree-lined horizon, with overhanging leaves adding a touch of depth to the countryside vista on the sharp Farm. My Final Photo for June 30, 2024.

Eight-String Performance

Eight-String Performance

Gabriel Schick plays his homemade eight-string guitar to demonstrate its unusual sound for listeners in the Uptown Music showroom at Pure Roots in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 29, 2024.

3C Anniversary Memories

3C Anniversary Memories

Vintage motor cars were parked on 3C Highway in front of the Westerville Library during Fourth Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of 3C’s completion in the city. My Final Photo for June 28, 2024.

Roofing Uptown’s Newest Turret

Roofing Uptown’s Newest Turret

A roofer installs metal panels at the peak of the turret on the corner of the new multi-use building on West College, which has four apartments and a restaurant on the ground floor. My Final Photo for June 27, 2024.

Guitar Lake Sunset

Guitar Lake Sunset

The sunset behind the Renaissance Hotel in Westerville is reflected in Guitar Lake, a large holding pond for the Westar development. My Final Photo for June 26, 2024.

Fishing From The Shadows

Fishing From The Shadows

A lone fisherman sits in the shade of a maple tree as he casts his lines into Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for June 25, 2024.

Large-Mouth Fishing

Large-Mouth Fishing

Mark Glenn casts for large-mouth bass in a pond secluded behind farm field and shrubs, with the water reflecting the fading light, hoping for a good catch as the sun sets behind him. My Final Photo for June 24, 2024.

Barefoot In the Park

Barefoot In the Park

Taking advantage of cooler temperatures and a slight breeze, one of RoxieJanes’ fans slipped off his shoes to enjoy an evening of music in the amphitheater at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for June 23, 2024.

Wearing Their Pride

Wearing Their Pride

The Decker family, from left to right, Alyce, Katie, Blive, Kevin, and Aaren, pose for a photo wearing rainbow-colored clothing at the Pride celebration in the parking lot in front of Birdies Books on North State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 22, 2024.

Making A Visual Record

Making A Visual Record

Jesse Jay reaches to record his wife, Alivia, performing at Open Mike Night Friday at Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 21, 2024.

Sharp Home Winter Moon

Sharp Home Winter Moon

Sunset falls on the Sharp Home on Africa Road as the full moon rises over the gazebo and the field behind the historic house. My Final Photo for January 13, 2025.

Sunset Sledding

Sunset Sledding

A sledder races down the steep slope at Alum Creek Park South, heading for the icy ramp at the bottom to squeeze in a few runs before sunset on Sunday. My Final Photo for January 12, 2025.

Father’s Snowman Memorial

Father’s Snowman Memorial

Shawn Corkrean, left, and Aidan Valentine shove sticks into a snowman and create arms for the snow memory at Sharon Woods Park of Corkrean’s outdoorsman father, who recently died. My Final Photo for January 11, 2025.

Generational Sledding

Generational Sledding

Grandmother and grandchild enjoy a ride down the small hill at Alum Creek North despite the snow being compacted to ice, making the ride faster and more exhilarating than a typical sled ride. My Final Photo for January 10, 2025.

The Rock Of Winter

The Rock Of Winter

The late afternoon glow lights the horizon at Hoover Reservoir, where a rock exposed by the lake’s low waters is slowly encased in a layer of ice as the lake freezes in the low temperature. My Final Photo for January 9, 2025.

Reminder Of Warmer Times

Reminder Of Warmer Times

Light snow flurries fall across Jimmy V’s brightly lit closed patio, reminding frozen Uptown Westerville of warmer times, good food, and companionship. My Final Photo for January 8, 2025.

Christmas Lights Revealed In Snow

Christmas Lights Revealed In Snow

A set of Christmas lights reveal themselves, having melted their warm glow through the snow that covered them on the edge of a sidewalk in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for January 7, 2025.