A couple and their dog walk to the water’s edge at Red Bank Park, where they pause for photos beneath the maple tree in full fall colors.  (My Final Photo for October 30, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Contractors began building walkways over the new wetlands at Walnut Ridge Park on East Walnut on Thursday. (My Final Photo for October 29, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A rowing crew sits idle, waiting for other crews and the lead boat to line up during practice Wednesday afternoon on Hoover Reservoir. (My Final Photo for October 28, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Sisters tumble backward into a pile of leaves raked by their father in their front yard in Uptown Westerville. (My Final Photo for October 27, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A woman sits on the grass beside the Alum Creek Park North dam, where the afternoon sun highlights the golden fall leaves on a maple tree. (My Final Photo for October 26, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)