A fisherman collects more than two dozen shad he netted while casting for bait at Red Bank Marina at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for September 25, 2024.

A Westerville service division worker directs traffic around a sweet gum tree being cleared after it fell into the intersection of Otterbein Avenue and East Park Street. My Final Photo for September 24, 2024.

A man walking his dog through the wetlands at Highlands Park pauses to make photos of the early fall colors. My Final Photo for September 23, 2024.

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A young girl dangles from a climber’s rope hanging from a cottonwood tree during Arbor Fest in Alum Creek Park Saturday. My Final Photo for September 21, 2024.