Hazardous Winter Work

Micah Crockett chips and shovels ice blocking a narrow alley on East Main Street, where melting snow refroze overnight into thick ice, icicles, and slick puddles. (My Final Photo for February 5, 2026)

Micah Crockett chips and shovels ice blocking a narrow alley on East Main Street, where melting snow refroze overnight into thick ice, icicles, and slick puddles. (My Final Photo for February 5, 2026)

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Floating finish

Floating finish

A contractor signals as a bull float levels a large section of concrete sidewalk poured at Towers Hall on the Otterbein University campus where repairs to old and damaged high-pressure steam pipes was recently completed. My Final Photo for August 28, 2023.

Stopping For The Flowers

Stopping For The Flowers

A woman pauses her walk through Sharon Woods Metro Park to photograph wildflowers lining one side of the trail. My Final Photo for August 27, 2023.

Thanks For the Help

Thanks For the Help

A man who rode his kayak over the low head dam at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville offers a thank you and a handshake to some if the Westerville firefighters who came to his aid. My Final Photo for August 26, 2023.

Dancing to the Beat

Dancing to the Beat

A father spins his children to the rhythm of the band playing in front of city hall during the Fourth Friday street fair in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 25, 2023.

The Last Sign

The Last Sign

Micah Crockett scrapes Captivating Canines lettering from the front windows of the closed store as it prepares to become an addition to Cardinal Pizza. My Final Photo for August 24, 2023.

Header Measure

Header Measure

Carpenters install header boards across the second floor window of an office and apartment building being built on West College where the Book Harbor bookstore once stood in Uptown. My Final Photo for August 23, 2030.

Heritage Drainage

Heritage Drainage

Westerville Parks workers replace damaged storm drain pipes at Heritage Park after partially draining and damming the ponds to keep backflow out of the excavated area. My Final Photo for August 22, 2023.

Making The Way Driveable

Making The Way Driveable

Contractors lay asphalt on Lindimore Way replacing sections of the roadway damaged by fire department vehicles making 90-degree turns at the rear of the main fire station on West Main. My Final Photo for August 21, 2023.

Hot Farm Summer

Hot Farm Summer

Tasseled corn grabs the rays of sun shining through clouds spreading shadows across fields and yards on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for August 20, 2023.

Saturday Lawn Service

Saturday Lawn Service

Volunteers and Otterbein students fulfilling a community service day remove shrubs and plants from the front of the yard of the Hanby House on West Main before the historic site’s lawn and rock ledge is upgraded. My Final Photo for August 19, 2023.

Carrying The Conversation

Carrying The Conversation

A young boy repositions one of artist Amanda McGee’s Conversation Cubes designed to be portable seats and conversation starters in the greenspace in front of City Hall. My Final Photo for August 18, 2023.

First Full Day

First Full Day

First-year-students at Otterbein University gather in Cowan Hall on their first full day at the school where they listened to the University president, provost and other speakers talk about their decision to attend the school. My Final Photo for August 17, 2023.

Quiet At the Creek

Quiet At the Creek

A couple sits in the shade of trees on the bank of Alum Creek, where two women hope their baits and fishing skills below the dam will be successful. My Final Photo for October 6, 2024.

Run In Morning Mist

Run In Morning Mist

Three runners pass the fog-shrouded Yarnell Farm soybean field below the barns as the sun rises over a low-hanging layer of clouds Saturday morning. My Final Photo for October 5, 2024.

Resting From The Ride

Resting From The Ride

A motorcyclist relaxes in his hammock stretched between trees at the Walnut Street boat ramp entrance at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 4, 2024.

Out Of Bounds Fence Painting

Out Of Bounds Fence Painting

The safety fence along Cooper Road at the Westerville Golf Center gets a fresh coat of paint. My Final Photo for October 3, 2024.

Sign Of A Crash

Sign Of A Crash

Westerville Police investigate a crash Wednesday when a car turned too wide onto Brooksedge from Schrock and struck the brick sign in the median. My Final Photo for October 2, 2024.

Bridge Over Hoover Reservoir

Bridge Over Hoover Reservoir

A woman walks across a culvert section of the old, normally submerged Sunbury Road, which is now exposed because of the low water level at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 1, 2024.

Rejection Hugs

Rejection Hugs

Opponents of a Westerville School Board policy allowing children to leave school for religious instruction hug after the board rescinded the policy Monday night. My Final Photo for September 30, 2024.