Four-year-old Nora’s mother, at right, and her sister tape inflated stars to trees, a street sign, and the mailbox to help guests find the party later Saturday. My Final Photo for January 16, 2026.

The late afternoon winter sun casts a deceptively warm glow over hay bales and an idle combine at the Braun Farm, even as temperatures drop into the teens at night and struggle to reach the mid-20s during the day. My Final Photo for January 15, 2026.

A guitarist plays a blues riff on an acoustic guitar, his fingers a blur of motion as they dance across the fretboard while he waits for his daughter’s piano lesson to end. My Final Photo for January 14, 2026.

A cross-country team crosses College Avenue on a training run late Tuesday afternoon. My Final Photo for January 13, 2026.

A worker installs one of the first street lights for the city’s East of Africa business development project, silhouetted against the winter sun and a faint 22-degree halo. My Final Photo for January 12, 2026