Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Hoover’s Busy Beaver
Beaver activity around the shoreline at Red Bank Marina shows early activity for building its nearby winter lodge along the shore of Hoover Reservoir despite the low water levels. My Final Photo for November 23, 2024.
Traveling Lights
The variety of headlight colors is reflected in a rainy intersection as I traveled to the grocery store for staples such as decongestant, expectorant, NSAID, and a variety of liquids. My Final Photo for November 22, 2024.
Winter Evening On The Farm
The colors at the end of a cold winter day settle over the Sharp Farmhouse, gazebo, and outbuildings. My Final Photo for November 22, 2024.
Open Sky Sunset
The storm’s trailing edge is lit by an open-sky sunset falling across the Yarnell Farm Barn, bringing the season’s first cold snap. My Final Photo for November 20, 2024.
Unhealthy Raccoon At Highlands
Westerville Animal Control Officer Mary Dembiec retrieves a raccoon suspected to be suffering from distemper from the wetlands at Hoover Park, where it had been seen earlier in the day near the roadway. My Final Photo for November 19, 2024.
Wet Soybeans
Farmer Rodney Parker pulls a tarp over his head to cover a partially filled grain wagon after a brief afternoon shower dampened the soybeans on the Braun Farm just enough to make them unharvestable, forcing an end to harvest until the rain ends and the fields again are dry. My Final Photo for November 18, 2024.
Moisture Testing The Old-Fashioned Way
Farmer Kevin Scott, holding a moisture tester under his arm, uses the old-fashioned method of biting into a bean pod to test its moisture content as he tries to decide to continue harvesting beans on the Braun Farm property. My Final Photo for November 17, 2024.
Annehurst Invasion Impeded
About 50 volunteers, most from the Annehurst neighborhood, cleared honeysuckle and other invasives from the path leading into Sharon Woods Metro Park near Annehurst Elementary Saturday morning. My Final Photo for November 16, 2024
Cops, Coffee, and Chloe
The staff at Family Room Coffee and Bake Shop pose with Westerville Police officers and Chloe, the department’s therapy dog, near the end of Coffee With Cops at the shop on South Otterbein Ave. My Final Photo for November 15, 2024.
Uptown Patio Flowers
A Mandevilla blossom stands out against the backdrop of lights on the patio at Jimmy V’s in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for November 14, 2024.
Drought-Damaged Crop Harvested
Kevin Scott runs his combine through a soybean field on the Braun Farm, collecting a smaller than normal, drought-damaged crop. My Final Photo for November 13, 2024.
Staying Home For The Day
My closest friends today were Sprite, Gatorade, and a red barf bowl as I fought my way through a severe case of food poisoning that gave me the opportunity to answer the question, “What would I do if I couldn’t leave the house to make My Final Photo. My Final Photo for November 12, 2024.
Underground Instructions
A contractor and an inspector review the installation instructions for a new underground garbage dumpster in Hanby Alley, off East Home Street. My Final Photo for June 26, 2025.
Fishing Before the Storm
A fisherman casts his lure into the flooded lagoon at the Walnut Street boat ramp as the sky darkens under an afternoon rainstorm. My Final Photo for June 25, 2025.
Summer Respite on Still Waters
A kayaker paddles into the waters of Hoover Reservoir from the Twin Bridges boat launch, seeking refuge in the nearly still waters of the lake on a very warm summer day. My Final Photo for June 24, 2025.
Last Hour Of Playground Fun
A young girl runs across an open field in the last hour before sunset, heading to the playground at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for June 23, 2025.
The Stage to Himself
Fifteen-year-old A.J. Dotson played a brief private concert at a nearly empty Alum Creek Park Amphitheater on Sunday night. His family had gathered there for a pizza party to celebrate his birthday following the scheduled performance by the Westerville Jazz Orchestra. When the concert was cancelled due to extreme heat, A.J., a jazz fan who had brought his French horn along, took the opportunity to take the stage himself. My Final Photo for June 22, 2025.
OldSkool Standard Setup
Wally Carl tightens the trucks on a Tony Hawk cruiser at OldSkool Skate Shop, where walls lined with bold, colorful decks set the tone for a hands-on approach to skateboarding culture for 24 years. My Final Photo for June 21, 2025.
Sunset Mile Runners
Silhouetted against the setting sun, runners complete one of four laps around the Otterbein track during a heat of the Sunset Mile, a series of paced one-mile races held Friday. My Final Photo for June 20, 2025.