The Light Ohio Blue cruiser caravan passed the main fire station in Westerville on the first day of a 10-day tribute honoring those who serve and those who have fallen. (My Final Photo for May 6, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

One of 250 flags in Westerville, Ohio. (My Final Photo for May 5, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)

Workers removed the wooden bridge spanning the stream in the outfield at Walnut Ridge Park as the park prepares to rebuild the outfield into a wetland play area. (My Final Photo for May 4, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)

A female mallard leads her 12 ducklings across a parking lot while police and the Westerville animal control officer who rescued them from a parking lot grate stand nearby. (My Final Photo for May 3, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)

A shopper inspects a blooming meadow rue at Saturday’s Inniswood Plant Sale. The two-day sale sold out except for herbs within the first two hours. (My Final Photo for May 2, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)