Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
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.
Eastbound Down
Workers clear a trench on East College Avenue where a new water pipeline will be laid before the street is repaved this month. My final Photo for June 5, 2023.
Father-Son Fishing
A father and son fish the narrow inlet off Hoover Reservoir at Red Bank Marina and Park on a warm Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for June 4, 2023.
Silky Chicken Walk
A young girl carries her silky chicken as she shops with her mother and brother at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 3, 2023.
Westerville Wheat
A ladybug works its way down a shaft of wheat looking for food and other ladybugs in a field of winter wheat on Polaris Parkway. My Final Photo for June 2, 2023.
Concrete Fill
A mason pours a concrete mortar mix into the void of a section of the brick wall built for the first floor on a multi-story business and apartment building on West College in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 1, 2023.
Twenty Years A Priest
Fr. Jonathan Wilson raises a consecrated host during Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church celebrating his serving 20 years as a priest. My Final Photo for May 31, 2023.
Remote Work
An inspector is testing the wireless connection to an autonomous, self-powered video camera, which he has lowered into a sanitary sewer on East College in Uptown. The city is conducting tests on sewers to identify broken or damaged pipes and obstructions, such as roots. My Final Photo for May 30, 2023.
Day Is Done
At the new Westerville Veterans Memorial, an American Legion bugler concludes the ceremonies closing the ‘Field of Heroes’ on Memorial Day by playing ‘Taps’. My Final Photo for May 29, 2023.
Dam. Good Fishing Spot
A fisherman at Alum Creek Park North re-baits his hook with a worm, having lost his last one. The creek’s flow is so low that parts of the dam, usually submerged, are now exposed. My Final Photo for May 28, 2023.
Push And Pull Sisters
Sisters push and pull their fully-loaded wagon home after spending part of Saturday morning shopping at the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market. My Final Photo for May 27, 2023.
Festive First Fourth Friday
A large crowd, taking advantage of a warm and breezy spring day, fills State Street in Uptown Westerville for the first Fourth Friday event of the year. My Final Photo for May 26, 2023.
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.
Majestic Williams Concert
Clouds seemingly inspired by the majesty of composer John Williams’s music move across the horizon as the Westerville Symphony performs a selection of Williams’s music in the Alum Creek Amphitheater as part of the Sunday Concert Series. My Final Photo for August 18, 2024.
Holy Smoke
Light filters through smoke from four grills cooking for the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church annual picnic in the church’s parking lot on North State Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 17, 2024.
Music To Read By
A man enjoys an iced tea and his book while listening to music during open mike night at Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 16, 2024.
Some Assembly Required
Westerville Parks workers attach an orange rib to one of the posts anchoring the new playground equipment installed at Heritage Park, replacing old equipment that had outlived its intended lifespan. My Final Photo for August 15, 2024.
Spider’s Rear-View
A spider’s web is reflected in the driver’s side rear-view mirror after several days of being rebuilt from being disturbed during the car owner’s photo treks in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 14, 2024.
Heavy Reading
A young boy moves his library books to balance on his head after they become too heavy to carry in his arms as he walks back to the car with his family in Uptown Westerville Tuesday. My Final Photo for August 13, 2024.