Santa and Mrs. Claus demonstrate that they don’t need mistletoe to show affection for each other when they stopped at Westerville Florist during an afternoon stroll through Uptown Westerville where they encountered a number of young fans with gift lists, their parents with credit cards, and at least one Scrooge who didn’t accept their offer of a candy cane. My Final Photo for December 10, 2022.

Shopper’s and commuter’s car lights reflect in the rain-slick streets of Uptown Westerville where the city’s Holiday Star shines bright on a Friday night. My Final Photo for December 9, 2022.

Five of the workers that removed a tree from a yard in Annehusrt pose beside the trunk of the more than 60-year-old oak as they near completion of the day-long job. My Final Photo for December 8, 2022.

A combine with its corn harvester head removed at the completion of the season’s harvest sits on the open ground beside the old farmhouse at the Braun Farm where the owners plan to demolish the house and barn to make way for a mixed-use development on the land along Cleveland Ave. and Cooper Road. My Final Photo for December 7, 2022.

A fisherman stands in afternoon fog and mist at a distance from the dam at Hoover Reservoir hoping for luck after walking to the edge of the lake on a spit of land exposed by low water. My Final Photo For December 6, 2022.