Sharp House Tree Removal

A tree removal company hauls away debris from five black locust trees cut down behind the Sharp House on Africa Road. (My Final Photo for February 12, 2026)

A tree removal company hauls away debris from five black locust trees cut down behind the Sharp House on Africa Road. (My Final Photo for February 12, 2026)

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Parapet Repairs

Parapet Repairs

A pair of brick masons repair the parapet at The Gathering Place on North State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for November 20, 2023.

The 400 Turkeys

The 400 Turkeys

Volunteers stack almost 400 frozen turkeys donated Sunday morning at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church for the food kitchen at Holy Rosary/St. John in downtown Columbus. My Final Photo for November 19, 2023.

On The Way Home

On The Way Home

Leah Paugh walks along the wall of Old Bag of Nails where the setting sun reflected from the building across the street lights her way home. My Final Photo for November 18, 2023.

Heritage Leaves

Heritage Leaves

Fall leaves float along the edge of the pond beside the restored home and Everal Barn at Heritage Park on a rainy Friday afternoon. My Final Photo for November 17, 2023.

Surround Success

Surround Success

Workers replace a manhole cover after completing the drilling for a concrete surround and raising the manhole to the height of Sunbury Road. My Final Photo for November 16, 2023.

Night Harvest

Night Harvest

Kevin Scott and Rodney Parker work into the night to fill wagons with soybeans harvested from the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for November 15, 2023.

Roofer’s Edge

Roofer’s Edge

A roofer seals seams along the edge of a new roofing bladder installed at 18 North State Street in Uptown. My Final Photo for November 14, 2023.

End Of Combining

End Of Combining

Kevin Scott steps down from his combine harvesting soybeans at the Braun Farm about 10 minutes after sunset. My Final Photo for November 13, 2023.

Soybeans and Sunset

Soybeans and Sunset

Kevin Scott makes his first pass through the soybean field at the Braun Farm where a small stand of trees show their colors in the light of sunset. My Final Photo for November 12, 2023.

All In A Row

All In A Row

Rows of instruments line temporarily assembled tables as Music & Arts in Uptown holds its annual sale with most of the floor space occupied with brass, wind, stringed, and percussion instruments. My Final Photo for November 11, 2023.

On The Path They Built

On The Path They Built

The work crew that just finished laying an asphalt bike path along Africa Road north of Polaris Parkway leaves the job using the path they just completed. My Final Photo for November 10, 2023.

Sun Dog Drilling

Sun Dog Drilling

The Otterbein Marching Band and Flag Corp held its final practice of the year with a sundog rainbow adding a set of different colors to the sunset sky. My Final Photo for November 9, 2023.

Talking Turkeys

Talking Turkeys

St. John Community Kitchen volunteers gather frozen turkeys donated by St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church parishioners in an annual pre-Thanksgiving program to help fund the kitchen for the holidays. My Final Photo for November 24, 2024.

Hoover’s Busy Beaver

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

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

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

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

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

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.