Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Fruitful Market Shopping
A woman chooses a basket of blueberries from among the fruit choices at a farmer’s table during the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 17, 2023.
Snapping Turtle Showdown
A snapping turtle snagged in one of the traps set to catch frogs, toads, and fish is shown to kids who also searched for frogs, toads, and fish at Frog Friday at Highlands wetlands Friday night. My Final Photo for June 16, 2023.
Sycamore Trail Stonework
A stonemason places stones onto the main sign marker at the edge of Sycamore Trail, the newest Westerville park being built at the corner of Polaris Parkway and Africa Road. The park highlights Westerville’s role in the Underground Railroad and includes a shallow, stream-like water feature, the Big Dipper star constellation, information panels, and an installation representing the North Star. My Final Photo for June 15, 2023.
STEM Summer Camp At Wetlands
Students from the STEM Summer Camp at the Ohio State Marion campus investigate flora and fauna on a field trip to the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for June 14, 2023.
Documenting The Daredevil
A mother uses her phone to take a photo of her daughter climbing in one of the bald cypress trees at the Highlands wetlands. My Final Photo for June 13, 2023.
End Of Another Year
The lighted 2023 sign at City Hall, which marked the beginning of the new year and celebrated the graduation year of high school students in Westerville, is disassembled and removed after fulfilling its duty. My Final Photo for June 12, 2023.
Sail Misty For Me
With their spinnakers raised sailors run with the wind across Hoover Reservoir on a misty Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for June 11, 2023.
Running From The Cops
A Columbus police officer uses a radar gun to measure the speed of a child running across the parking lot during the Cops and Kids Day at Hoff Woods Park. Each child was issued a speeding ticket with one girl returning to make another try because her speed was too low. She got what she wanted. My Final Photo for June 10, 2023.
Uptown Upgrades
Workers replace the roof bladder on the top of the building on East College that houses Cardinal Pizza and Grandfather Clock Company. Across the streets are Old Bag o’ Nails and the Holmes Hotel. My Final Photo for June 9, 2023.
Alternate Transportation Route
An entourage of parents and children ride their bikes past a paving company laying asphalt on Maxtown Road in Genoa Township. My Final Photo for June 8, 2023.
New Elevation In Uptown
A block mason checks the level of a layer of concrete blocks built to house an elevator for a business and apartment building under construction on West College Ave. My Final Photo for June 7, 2023.
Haze On The Water
Smoky haze from forest fires in Canada blankets Hoover Reservoir as warm temperatures and little surface wind helped create an air quality alert for Ohio. My Final Photo for June 6, 2023.
Instructions for the Night
A couple settles into their folding lawn chairs following instructions from the New Wave Nation performing at the Alum Creek Amphitheater Sunday night. My Final Photo for August 25, 2024.
Starting Something
Nurse Nee Nee of Good Medicine Productions pretends to be the starter for the mile run at Saturday’s Night of Hope fundraiser for the Westerville Education Challenge at Westerville North. My Final Photo for August 24, 2024.
Art On A Side Street
A toddler hands her mother the chalk after finishing her street art on East Park Street in an extension of Arts Alley on Fourth Friday. My Final Photo for August 23, 2024.
Laid Back Umpire
The volunteer umpire for an afternoon WYBSL scrimmage game leans against the backstop as the catcher chases a wild pitch at Huber Village Park. My Final Photo for August 22, 2024.
Quilted Musical Memories
Gary Puckett displays a guitar head quilt given to him by one of his students, marking their time together. My Final Photo for August 21, 2024.
Wetland’s Afternoon
A cool breeze blows clouds over Highlands Park wetlands where summer’s growth of water lilies begins to brown and fall’s splash of color begins. My Final Photo for August 20, 2024.
Field Trip
A field of soybeans rushes by on a fast golf cart trip through the Yarnell Farm fields late in the afternoon as late summer clouds darken the horizon. My Final Photo for August 19, 2024.












