This week begins the once-a-year removal of leaves from the play areas at Sharon Woods Metro Park when the leaves are blown across fields and roads into the nearby woods using a tractor hauling an oversized leaf blower. My Final Photo for November 2, 2023.

A heavy layer of cumulus clouds float across Hoover Reservoir and Dam after an overnight freeze and dusting of snow in Westerville. My Final Photo for November 1, 2023.

A pair of Otterbein University baseball players wanted photos from an accompanying friend to show off the team’s new uniforms and used hollowed-out jack-o-lantern pumpkins as unofficial additions to the look for only one day. My Final Photo for October 31, 2023.

A woman places her hand on the glass case holding the St. Jude Thaddeus relic being shown at St. Paul the Apostle church in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 30, 2023.

Splashes of color and contrast still mark the Alum Creek Trail bike path and bridge over the creek as colder weather with freezing morning temperatures begins to dull the colors of fall. My Final Photo for October 29, 2023.