Sunset Romance

After sharing a kiss at the corner of State and Main, a romantically inclined couple turns to the sunset lighting the eastern sky and skyline before crossing the street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for January 2, 2025.

After sharing a kiss at the corner of State and Main, a romantically inclined couple turns to the sunset lighting the eastern sky and skyline before crossing the street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for January 2, 2025.

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Finishing The Fencing

Finishing The Fencing

Workers install the final sections of the security fencing around Highlands Pool, completing the installation that began in May and was suspended during the summer. My Final Photo for November 7, 2024.

Accidental Memory

Accidental Memory

The metal plates, pins, and screws that rebuilt his knee are shown on a phone held next to the surgery scar and exit wound from an accidental shooting. My Final Photo for November 6, 2024.

Commentary With Objects

Commentary With Objects

Westerville Kenneth Wright offers comments after placing miniature houses on his desk at the city council meeting, where he has been a proponent for affordable housing in the city. My Final Photo for November 5, 2024.

Colorful Heritage Trail

Colorful Heritage Trail

A runner on the trail through the back half of Heritage Park passes a maple tree dressed in fall colors. My Final Photo for November 4, 2024.

Hoover Sunset Fishing

Hoover Sunset Fishing

A fisherman stands in the cool shadows of Hoover Reservoir as the setting sun casts its golden light across the empty docks and eastern shore. My Final Photo for November 3, 2024.

Sketching Uptown With Photographs

Sketching Uptown With Photographs

Westerville artist Dennis Rano stands under a ginkgo tree on South State Street for a series of photographs from various angles that he said would be part of a future body of work featuring Uptown. My Final Photo for Nov. 2, 2024.

The Replacements

The Replacements

American Electric Power linemen switch electrical cables onto a replacement power pole on 3C Highway just north of Maxtown Road in Genoa Township. My Final Photo for November 12, 2024.

Feeding It To The Hogs

Feeding It To The Hogs

Pete Carmona, left, and Chris Smiley toss pumpkin remainders from the Scout Troop 84 Pumpkin Patch at the Masonic Hall into shipping cages where they will end up on a pig farm as fodder for a porcine dinner. My Final Photo for October 31, 2024.

Empty Hook

Empty Hook

A fisherman retrieves his empty hook for rebaiting while fishing below the low-head dam at Alum Creek Park North Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for October 30, 2024.

Pie Face Scrunch

Pie Face Scrunch

An Otterbein student scrunches her face just before getting a paper plate of whipped cream from a donor who made a cash contribution to Children’s Hospital as part of the Otterthon Trunk or Treat event on campus Tuesday evening. My Final Photo for October 29, 2024.

Sparkling Water Fishing

Sparkling Water Fishing

Two fishermen sit on the spit of land that once was Walnut Street, now uncovered by low water levels in Hoover Reservoir, as a third angler configures his lures from a boat. My Final Photo for October 28, 2024.

Sunrise Over Highlands Fields

Sunrise Over Highlands Fields

Sunrise brightens the morning across the fields at Highlands Park and the surrounding neighborhood with Hoover Reservoir as a backdrop. My Final Photo for October 27, 2024.

Winter On The Patio

Winter On The Patio

Icicles envelop the hanging vines at Jimmy Vs as below-freezing temperatures turn the spray from the water wall in the patio into a frozen masterpiece of winter’s sudden turn. My Final Photo for December 2, 2024.

Uptown Scrooge Celebration

Uptown Scrooge Celebration

The cast of Uptown Scrooge celebrates at the end of one of the chapters of a slightly modified Christmas Carol performance at Java Central on the first day of weekend performances through Christmas week. My Final Photo for December 1, 2024.

Losing The Afternoon At Work

Losing The Afternoon At Work

Kenny Stiegele begins his afternoon at Triple Play Card Shop, watching the Buckeyes begin a losing effort against Michigan at Ohio Stadium. My Final Photo for November 30, 2024.

Uptown Black Friday

Uptown Black Friday

A trio of shoppers carrying bags from Uptown merchants crosses State Street during late afternoon traffic on Black Friday. My Final Photo for November 29, 2024.

Thanksgiving To Christmas Window

Thanksgiving To Christmas Window

The front window of Westerville Antiques shines bright with its Christmas decorations as the sun sets on a cloudy, cool Thanksgiving Day. My Final Photo for November 28, 2024.

Pre-Thanksgiving Christmas Tree

Pre-Thanksgiving Christmas Tree

Mother and daughter search for the perfect tree in shape, size, and price to decorate for their home for Christmas from the tree lot at Glengary Shopping Center in Blendon Township. My Final Photo for November 27, 2024.

The Safest Ladder For Lights

The Safest Ladder For Lights

A firefighter uses the secure safety of the ladder truck to attach holiday lights to the front of Station 111 on West Main Street. My Final Photo for November 26, 2024.