Deb Luckeydoo, a volunteer with Ohio Nature Education, holds a small owl during a library presentation on bats and their predators. (My Final Photo for October 5, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A cheerful child rests on the bumper of a fire truck while his parents photograph him at the Fire Prevention Open House at the main fire station on West Main Street. (My Final Photo for October 4, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A family that lives within walking distance of the city’s Hazardous Waste Disposal event delivered their materials in a stroller instead of a vehicle Saturday morning. (My Final Photo for October 3, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

An angler steers his boat along the Hoover Reservoir shoreline, where the trees and brush have begun to turn fall colors. (My Final Photo for October 2, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Sandwiches were the choice for this couple, who were the first customers at the opening of Fat Arnie’s Provecho in Uptown Westerville. (My Final Photo for October 1, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)