Winter sailors steer their craft across the mild waves of Hoover Reservoir working their way to the completion of a set of friendly races before the setting sun darkens their course. My Final Photo for January 28, 2023.

A Great Blue Heron stands between bald cypress knees growing at the wetlands at the Highlands Aquatic Center. My Final Photo for January 27, 2023.

A crew retrieves test borings from a field along Africa Road where soil quality testing is required before any development can begin on the property or be sold to a prospective buyer. My Final Photo for January 26, 2023.

A blanket of snow followed by rain both brightened and dampened Hoover Reservoir and its neighbors including this relatively new area below the dam. My Final Photo for January 25, 2023.

Jim Hance stands in his company workshop where he’s helping clear out tools and equipment sold in an online auction as En-Hanced Products closes its doors after more than 100 years manufacturing industrial equipment, agricultural seed sorters, and GoCycles. My Final Photo for January 24, 2023.