A fisherman wades into the shallows below the Alum Creek Dam in Westerville, carrying his tackle boxes as the blue shadows of late afternoon begin to darken the creek. My Final Photo for January 9, 2026.

Two Kroger delivery trucks sit idle, waiting for a crew to clear a fallen tree blocking the entrance to the loading dock on Schrock Road in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 8, 2026.

The last string is tightened on a freshly restrung guitar on Wednesday afternoon at Music & Arts in Uptown. My Final Photo for January 7, 2026.

A city electric crew works along West Schrock Road, cutting away a freshly felled tree stump as the upper portion is fed into a wood chipper to protect nearby power lines. My Final Photo for January 6, 2026.

Prefabricated roof support beams are staged in preparation for installation on Tuesday at a new shelter under construction near the tennis courts at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for January 5, 2026.