Reasons To Celebrate

Friends enjoy conversation, wine, and a stream of warm sunset light streaming across their table at Good Vibes in Uptown. My Final Photo for January 22, 2026.

Friends enjoy conversation, wine, and a stream of warm sunset light streaming across their table at Good Vibes in Uptown. My Final Photo for January 22, 2026.

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Early Spring Plantings

Early Spring Plantings

Dave Talbott waters his flowers near the end of the workday knowing that he will be taking them inside soon to protect them from the normal winter weather that is forecast to soon be near freezing and windy. My Final Photo for March 2, 2023.

Septic Tank Removed

Septic Tank Removed

An operator fills the hole where the septic tank once stood beside the farmhouse at the Braun Farm as the action progresses on demolishing the house and barn. My Final Photo for March 1, 2023. 

The Empty Seat

The Empty Seat

The driver’s seat of Ellis Kauffman’s Ford Model A sits empty as family and friends from the Scioto Ford Model A Club laid him to rest in Westerville after following the hearse in a parade of Model A cars through Uptown. My Final Photo for February 28, 2023.

Braun Barn In The Sun

Braun Barn In The Sun

The afternoon sun breaks through thick storm clouds illuminating the old barn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for February 27, 2023.

From Alum To Alum

From Alum To Alum

A pair of anglers retrieve their boat from the shoreline at Alum Creek Park North at the completion of a fishing trip down Alum Creek from the dam at Alum Creek State Park to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 26, 2023.

Right Calibre Cookies

Right Calibre Cookies

A gun-rights advocate carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol buys Girl Scout cookies from a stand set up at the brick walk beside Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 25, 2023.

Empty End

Empty End

Jim Hance moves a roll of metal strapping tape across the nearly empty floor of En-Hanced where about two weeks ago the floor of Westerville’s oldest business was filled with machines, tools, rigs, jigs, and sheets of metal before the company stopped producing custom-built industrial equipment. My Final Photo for February 24, 2023.

Creekside Lake View

Creekside Lake View

A couple relaxes at Red Bank Park looking over Hoover Reservoir where big Walnut Creek became Hoover Reservoir after a dam was built further downstream in the 50s. My Final Photo for February 23, 2023.

Stage Directions

Stage Directions

A carpenter strides across the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University measuring sections before beginning to replace the entire floor after a broken water pipe flooded the stage several weeks ago. My Final Photo for February 22, 2023.

Riprap Cleanup

Riprap Cleanup

A work crew clears trees and bushes from riprap near the Red Bank boat launch on Hoover Reservoir to clear the rocks of vegetation than can damage its purpose of protecting the shoreline. My Final Photo for February 21, 2023.

Uptown Upgrades

Uptown Upgrades

A technician fastens cables to a utility pole on West Main Street as part of an upgrade for cellular telephones in the Uptown Business District. My Final Photo for February 20, 2023.

Afternoon Fishing

Afternoon Fishing

A fisherman adjusts his line before making another toss into the shallows at Rec Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir about an hour before sunset. My Final Photo for February 19, 2023.

Large-Mouth Fishing

Large-Mouth Fishing

Mark Glenn casts for large-mouth bass in a pond secluded behind farm field and shrubs, with the water reflecting the fading light, hoping for a good catch as the sun sets behind him. My Final Photo for June 24, 2024.

Barefoot In the Park

Barefoot In the Park

Taking advantage of cooler temperatures and a slight breeze, one of RoxieJanes’ fans slipped off his shoes to enjoy an evening of music in the amphitheater at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for June 23, 2024.

Wearing Their Pride

Wearing Their Pride

The Decker family, from left to right, Alyce, Katie, Blive, Kevin, and Aaren, pose for a photo wearing rainbow-colored clothing at the Pride celebration in the parking lot in front of Birdies Books on North State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 22, 2024.

Making A Visual Record

Making A Visual Record

Jesse Jay reaches to record his wife, Alivia, performing at Open Mike Night Friday at Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 21, 2024.

Cooler Time To Cut Hay

Cooler Time To Cut Hay

A farmer begins the hay cut near sunset for the cooler part of the day on the main field at the Sharp Farm property on Africa Road. My Final Photo for June 20, 2024.

Sunset Cast

Sunset Cast

A young angler wades into the water and prepares his line for casting below the lowhead dam at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville late on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for June 19, 2024.

No Left Turn

No Left Turn

A car sits in the inclined landscaping at the edge of Sheetz on Polaris in Westerville after being driven off partially closed Old Worthington Road. My Final Photo for June 18, 2024.