Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Footer Filled
The footer for the southern patio at High Bank Distillery is filled with about 30 yards of concrete pumped into forms that outline the shape of the raised deck. My Final Photo for January 30, 2024.
Winter Window Washings
Plants and flowers in the front window of Talbott’s Flowers in Uptown get a spray wash to clear away the winter dust and cobwebs. My Final Photo for January 29, 2024.
Opening Move
A young chess player makes his opening move during a chess club meeting match at the Westerville Public Library Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for January 28, 2024.
Taking Seed
Mother and daughter stand with the plants and seeds they gathered at the Seed and Plant Exchange Saturday afternoon in the Westerville Public Library. My Final Photo for January 27, 2024.
Right Rear Wrecked
A rear tire sits on the sidewalk after it was separated from a car in a crash at South State Street and Heatherdown Drive. My Final Photo for January 26, 2024.
Rolling Fog
A man walks up the steps at Hoover Dam where afternoon fog from melting ice rolls across the top of the dam to the creek bed below. My Final Photo for January 25, 2024.
Fogged Birding
A pair of birders check in different directions through the afternoon fog across Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for January 24, 2024.
Farewell Westerville
The snowman painted in the window of Whit’s in Uptown Westerville appears to be giving a farewell wave as he is scraped from the front window clearing the storefront of all signs of Christmas and winter as it prepares to offer Valentine’s Day specials. My Final Photo for January 23, 2024.
Distillery Doorway Opens
Workers prepare to put a temporary covering over the new doorway cut into the Winter Street side of the old post office in Uptown as it is converted from the detective bureau for the police department to the High Bank Distillery restaurant across the street from a sculptor about Westerville’s history in the Prohibition movement. My Final Photo for January 22, 2024.
Winter Fallow Field
Barns at the Yarnell farm on Africa Road are lit by sunset light falling across the fallow winter fields that bore a crop of soybeans last summer. My Final Photo for January 21, 2024.
Ramping Up The Excitement
A youngster rides his sled over a snow ramp he and his friends built to add to the excitement of sledding at the small hill by the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for January 20, 2024.
Ready to Sled
Father and son settle into their sled before making their first run down the sledding hill at Alum Creek Park North on Main Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 19, 2024.
Cold Afternoon. Hot Chocolate. Whipped Cream.
A man holds the two cups of hot chocolate swirled whipped cream he took to his table to share with a companion on a cold winter afternoon in the warmth of Java Central. My Final Photo for January 4, 2025.
Holiday’s End
The last rake filled with detritus from the City Hall Holiday Tree is tossed into the recycling truck, marking a visible end to a portion of the holiday season in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for January 3, 2025.
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.
Into The New Year
A family walks in the early evening on New Year’s Day past the 2025 sign displayed for photos and selfies in Rotary Park at Home and State Streets in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for January 1, 2024.
Losing Their Spirit
With their helium almost deflated, balloons celebrating the new year float close to the ground and blow in the wind across the sidewalk in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for December 31, 2024.
The Cool Facts
The smooth waters of Schrock Lake sit in a blue glow after sunset with the thin ice warning sign that might be more of a weather forecast and a statement of conditions as a series of polar storms are forecast to bring Arctic temperatures and winds to the Midwest. My Final Photo for December 30, 2024.
Comparing Fishing Notes At Sunset
Three fishermen compare notes on the roiling waters below the Alum Creek North lo head dam after rains increased flow over the dam, increasing the opportunity for better fishing as all anglers hope for after a winter rainstorm. My Final Photo for December 29, 2024.