Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Paddleboard Queens
A trio of young girls take turns being the queen of the paddleboard before tossed into the waters of Hoover Reservoir near the Oxbow boat ramp. My Final Photo for July 23, 2023.
Lovely Tomatoes
A couple compares their choices of tomatoes from a produce farm at the Saturday Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for July 22, 2023.
Prepared For Frog Friday
A pair of frog hunters wearing waders trek through the lily pad-covered waters of the wetlands at Highlands Park in search of their amphibian prey on the last Frog Friday of the year. My Final Photo for July 21, 2023.
Evergreen No More
A tree removal crew clears sections of the upper trunk of a pine tree before felling the lower section in the front yard of a house on West College. My Final Photo for July 20, 2023.
Pizza In the Park
A youth group is treated to pizza for lunch in the amphitheater during an outing at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for July 19, 2023.
Uptown Art and Artist
A plein air artist reluctantly holds her artwork saying it’s not yet complete as she finishes a session painting at State and Main in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for July 18, 2023.
Spillway Inspection
An inspector appears very small against the backdrop of the spillway at Hoover Dam where he and two other inspectors are checking the dam’s structure for signs of concrete delamination, damage, and the effects of aging. My Final Photo for July 17, 2023.
Welcome To St. Paul
Fr. Antony Varghese smiles as he is greeted at a coffee and donut reception following his first Mass Sunday morning as a new Parochial Vicar at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church n Westerville. My Final Photo for July 16, 2023.
Berry Peachy
A collection of colorful fruit fills the table of an Amish farmer selling produce at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My final Photo for July 15, 2023.
Eastbound Traffic
A cyclist pedals past the flowers at Jimmy V’s as she works her way east along College Avenue in Uptown Westerville early Friday evening. My Final Photo for July 14, 2023.
Summer Palette
Leaves of a ginkgo tree stand bright against a blue sky with a wisp of clouds hanging over a red-brick section of Uptown Westerville on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for July 13, 2023.
Trail’s End
A worker cuts material for expansion joints in the concrete pad being poured as part of the river setting at Sycamore Trail Park dedicated to Westerville’s participation in the Underground Railroad. The park, at the northwest corner of Polaris Parkway and Africa Road, is expected to be dedicated in August. My Final Photo for July 12, 2023.
Hoses Headed Home
A Westerville firefighter retrieves hoses connecting fire trucks to hydrants at a garage and house fire Sunday afternoon in Westerville. My Final Photo for September 15, 2024.
Too Cold to Pop
Noah Whitt, 5, ponders the effect of an ice-cold Too Good Eats pop on his tongue before taking another lick offered by his mother at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for September 14, 2024.
Scooter Shadow
A scooter rider kicks toward the incline in a bowl at Westerville Skate Park casting his shadow across the concrete late on a warm late summer Day. My Final Photo for September 13, 2024.
Kindergarten Cop
Westerville Police Officer Ryan Schleve talks with his kindergarten counterpart, 5-year-old Alan Lerner, a Mark Twain Elementary student, during the school’s 50th-anniversary celebration. My Final Photo for September 12, 2024.
Shaded Fishing
A fisherman sits in the shaded shoreline of Hoover Reservoir, silhouetted against the bright waters still lit by the late afternoon sun. My Final Photo for September 11, 2024.
Never Forget The Sacrifice
Words used to dedicate First Responders Park are projected on the 9/11 timeline wall adjacent to C-40, the section of steel girder from the World Trade Center initially installed as part of the Firefighter Memorial at the park. My Final Photo for September 10, 2024.
Please, No Tipping
Musicians gather on the Alum Creek amphitheater stage, playing a concert for themselves and whoever might walk through the park on a Monday evening. My Final Photo for September 9, 2024.