Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Beaver Curiosity
A woman carrying a stuffed beaver she bought for her brother at Westerville Antiques is stopped by a curious pedestrian, who gives the large rodent a tentative one-finger stroke. (My Final Photo for March 7, 2026)
Fishing At Sunset
An anchored fishing rod and line are silhouetted against the sparkling waters of Hoover Reservoir at Twin Bridges. (My Final Photo for March 6, 2026)
High Water Helper
A father tilts his daughter’s stroller to wheel it through the floodwater covering part of the walkway at the wetland in Highlands Park. (My Final Photo for March 5, 2026)
Farmland To Townhomes
Builders apply siding to one of the townhome clusters at Townhomes on the Greenway on North West Street, being built on former farmland. (My Final Photo for March 4, 2026)
Fresh Roses Remembrance
Fresh roses sit beneath a 2023 memorial for Jorge Padilla, erected at the base of a maple tree at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir. (My Final Photo for March 3, 2026)
Bound For Alum Creek
A deer bounds along the shoreline of Alum Creek, headed towards a shallow section of the creek to join the small herd that had earlier crossed. (My Final Photo for March 2, 2026)
Hockey Futures
Four-year-old twins Zayden and Zaddock pose for a quick photo before beginning a game of hockey with their father at Thomas James Knox Memorial Roller Hockey Rink. (My Final Photo for March 1, 2026)
Rocks On A Frozen Lake
A couple takes turns tossing rocks across the partially frozen surface of Hoover Reservoir. (My Final Photo for February 28, 2026)
Angling Cyclist
A young fisherman casts into the waters below the Alum Creek Dam, where he rode his bike for a warm afternoon fishing. (My Final Photo for February 27, 2026)
Chess and Coffee
The late afternoon light and a lamp provide warmth for two women playing a game of chess at Java Central Thursday. (My Final Photo for February 26, 2026)
The Kite Helper
Elliott releases the grasp on his kite as instructed by his mother, who assists him in flying the dragonfly kite on a windy afternoon. (My Final Photo for February 25, 2026)
No Cable Tonight
A linesman removes a data cable from a utility pole on Africa Road as the city prepares to move the East of Africa electrical supply underground. (My Final Photo for February 24, 2026)
Mac and Cheese Delight
A toddler drips mac and cheese from his nose and around his mouth as he enjoys himself at the All You Can Eat Fish Fry at the Masonic Hall to benefit Westerville Special Olympics. (My Final Photo for March 27, 2026)
Effortless Tree Climbing
An arborist uses a battery-powered rope lift to pull himself to the top of a large oak in Alum Creek Park North during a rescue training session with Westerville Electric and Wright’s Tree Service. (My Final Photo for March 26, 2026)
Sidewalk Celebration
A man celebrates during a phone call in Uptown while relaxing on a bench with his feet propped on a sidewalk planter. (My Final Photo for March 25, 2026)
Museum Artifacts
A brickmason points to what he said were two bullet holes in the brick of the front of the Westerville History Museum as he worked to replace and repair damaged bricks at the Westerville Public Library building. (My Final Photo for March 24, 2026)
Wild Jerky Snacks
A mechanic holds bags of alligator and kangaroo jerky he bought for a snack from Tommy’s Jerky truck that stopped at his garage Monday afternoon. (My Final Photo for March 23, 2026)
Dinner Is Ready!
Grilled chicken wings and potatoes await the rest of a family fishing along the shoreline at Red Bank Park at Hoover. (My Final Photo for March 22, 2026)
Dueling Do-Si-Dos
A Girl Scout uses a stick and an empty Do-Si-Dos cookie box as her protective shield as she battles another scout near the end of their final day selling cookies in front of Java Central. (My Final Photo for March 21, 2026)