Restoration Cleaning

Restoration Cleaning

Contractors continued work restoring the Westerville Museum building, power-washing the roof and the restored brick main chimney. (My Final Photo for August 20, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Contractors continued work restoring the Westerville Museum building, power-washing the roof and the restored brick main chimney. (My Final Photo for August 20, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Knitting Quiet Time

Knitting Quiet Time

Yaz Kassab studies her next stitch as she knits herself the first of a pair of socks during a quiet time on the brick next to Java Central in Uptown. (My Final Photo for August 19, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Yaz Kassab studies her next stitch as she knits herself the first of a pair of socks during a quiet time on the brick next to Java Central in Uptown. (My Final Photo for August 19, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Potent Pollinator

Potent Pollinator

A carpenter bee is coated in Rose of Sharon pollen as it reaches into the base of the flower to collect nectar. The action requires it to straddle the pollen-laden pistil, where its continuous movement helps pollinate the flower. (My Final Photo for August 18, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A carpenter bee is coated in Rose of Sharon pollen as it reaches into the base of the flower to collect nectar. To do so, it straddles the pollen-laden pistil, and its continuous movement helps pollinate the flower. (My Final Photo for August 18, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Highlands’ High Water

Highlands’ High Water

Portions of the bike path and the roadway were underwater Monday after heavy rains filled holding ponds and runoff streams, causing temporary blockages at Highlands Park. (My Final Photo for August 17, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Portions of the bike path and the roadway were underwater Monday after heavy rains filled holding ponds and runoff streams, causing temporary blockages at Highlands Park. (My Final Photo for August 17, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Perfect August Wind

Perfect August Wind

A windsock at Hoover Sail Club is a landlubber's indication of a great day for sailors from the club who spent the afternoon in friendly races across. (My Final Photo for August 16, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A windsock at Hoover Sail Club is a landlubber’s indication of a great day for sailors from the club who spent the afternoon in friendly races across. (My Final Photo for August 16, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)