A female mallard leads her 12 ducklings across a parking lot while police and the Westerville animal control officer who rescued them from a parking lot grate stand nearby. (My Final Photo for May 3, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)

A shopper inspects a blooming meadow rue at Saturday’s Inniswood Plant Sale. The two-day sale sold out except for herbs within the first two hours. (My Final Photo for May 2, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)

A passing fan tosses cash into the guitar case of Mark Zonakis performing at Rotary Park on the first night of musicians at Uptown Friday Night. My Final Photo for May 1, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)

An empty chair with a “Happy Birthday” balloon sits near the shoreline at Red Bank Park, placed there by two men who marked their late father’s birthday with a fishing trip at Hoover Reservoir, where they often fished with him as children. (My Final Photo for April 30, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)

Students practice CPR and emergency airway procedures on training mannequins during the COSI Science Festival biomedical engineering program at the Westerville Public Library. (My Final Photo for April 29, 2026, by Gary Gardiner)