A young runner admires signs, chants, and cheers as he nears the finish line of a 5K run at Night of Hope at Westerville North High School (My Final Photo for August 22, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A photographer, grateful for the 12-gallon, regular-fuel, older Honda he drives, sees the previous customer’s bill still on the display at the Sheetz on Westerville Road. (My Final Photo for August 21, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Contractors continued work restoring the Westerville Museum building, power-washing the roof and the restored brick main chimney. (My Final Photo for August 20, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Yaz Kassab studies her next stitch as she knits herself the first of a pair of socks during a quiet time on the brick next to Java Central in Uptown. (My Final Photo for August 19, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A carpenter bee is coated in Rose of Sharon pollen as it reaches into the base of the flower to collect nectar. To do so, it straddles the pollen-laden pistil, and its continuous movement helps pollinate the flower. (My Final Photo for August 18, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)