Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Wizards And Wands Walls
The Westerville Library gets an early start decorating for its Wizards and Wands Halloween celebration with one of the first changes to convert the library into a Hogwarts-style venue is modifying usually bright hallways into looks more like the halls of a wizard’s lair. My Final Photo for September 18, 2023.
Afternoon Hopes
A woman stands with two lines in the water of Hoover Reservoir where she and her friends are hoping for the good luck that a day fishing might bring. My Final Photo for September 17, 2023.
Headed Home For Homecoming
The Otterbein Marching Band leads the school’s homecoming parade across the Main Street bridge toward Grove Street for the final procession through campus before ending near the football field for the afternoon game. My Final Photo for September 16, 2023.
Uptown Friday Night
A vintage Chevrolet station wagon travels past Graeter’s Ice Cream in Uptown Westerville on Friday night. My Final Photo for September 15, 2023.
Everbowl’s Opening
Customers line up around the corner past the Holmes Hotel for the grand opening of Everbowl on State Street where the company planned to give away 300 of its craft superfood bowls. My Final Photo for September 14, 2023.
Heritage Sunflowers
A plein air artist begins her art class lesson by painting sunflowers along the fence at the edge of Heritage Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for September 13, 2023.
Collegeview Corn View
Early evening clouds cast shadows over the cornfield along Collegeview near The Point at Otterbein. My Final Photo for September 12, 2023.
Remembrance Run
Ryan Garcia carries the American flag across the Main Street Bridge as he begins his run marking the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. My Final Photo for September 11, 2023.
Smallmouth Pride
A proud stepfather takes a photo of his stepdaughter after what he said was her first successful smallmouth bass fishing competition on Hoover Reservoir Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for September 10, 2023.
Doggie Day Dilemma
A Highlands Pool lifeguard assists a dog out of the pool after it lost its way to the stairs while returning a ball to its owner during Doggie Days at the pool when dogs are allowed to play in the usually humans-only waters. My Final Photo for September 9, 2023.
Towering In Uptown
A pedestrian crosses West College where construction workers are completing framing for the distinctive tower that will mark the corner of a news office and apartment building in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for September 8, 2023.
Red Sky At Night
A young sailor ties off the lines on his boat after finishing training races at Hoover Reservoir Thursday at sunset. My Final Photo for September 7, 2023.
Book Time At Alum
Aiva Jacobus relaxes with a book on her hammock strung between two trees lining the driveway at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville. My Final Photo for May 15, 2024.
Overnight Transformer Fire
Burned, charred, and melted sections show the damage to a Westerville electric substation that exploded and caught fire early Tuesday morning. My Final Photo for May 14, 2024.
Temporary Security
Brad Riggs, left, and R L Williamson join sections of temporary chain-link fencing around a portion of the Highlands pool area as they begin installing a taller, more secure fence to prevent people from entering the pool by climbing the fence. My Final Photo for May 13, 2024.
With The Sunday Wind
Sailors took advantage of a northwesterly wind on Hoover Sunday afternoon flying their boat’s spinnakers in the storing, steady wind. My Final Photo for May 12, 2024.
No Watering Needed
Volunteers and shoppers weathered early morning rain for the Westerville Garden Club’s annual sale on the front lawn of the Masonic Lodge on South State Street. My Final Photo for May 11, 2024.
Seedling Sadness
A wilted eggplant seedling is pulled from a tray as volunteers fill tables and shelving with flower plants and vegetable seedlings for the Westerville Garden Club’s annual sale on the front lawn of the Masonic Lodge on South State Street. My Final Photo for May 10, 2024.
Rainbow Umbrella
After late afternoon storms, a pair of fishermen return to the docks at Hoover Reservoir under the umbrella of a rainbow in the eastern sky. My Final Photo for May 9, 2024.