A musician performing at Uptown Friday Night is framed between a couple sharing a cup of Graeter’s ice cream as they discuss the music and savor a nearly perfect early fall evening. My Final Photo for September 12, 2025.

A woman sitting in the shade along the shoreline at Hoover Reservoir steps into a ray of sunlight as she takes a brief walk late Thursday afternoon. My Final Photo for September 11, 2025.

The patio plants at Jimmy V’s get watered Wednesday, keeping the patio as green and vibrant as possible as the days get shorter and the nights cooler. My Final Photo for September 10, 2025.

Strapped down with bungee cords and a dose of hope, a pink-and-blue Power Wheel perches atop a sedan cruising down Collegeview Road, past hay fields mid-harvest. My Final Photo for September 9, 2025.

An Otterbein student walks across the Main Street bridge, which was decorated with American flags on Monday as part of this week’s 9/11 remembrance. My Final Photo for September 8, 2025.