The sun casts long shadows across Alum Creek Park melting the early morning frost. My Final Photo for Dec. 26, 2014.

Avery turns to talk with her mother before finishing her coffee selection at Speedway on South state Street on Christmas morning. My Final Photo for Dec. 25, 2014.

Tom Schneider stops his tractor in front of the Christmas version of his plywood cows on Tussic Road in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2014.

Tom Schneider stops his tractor in front of the Christmas version of his plywood cows on Tussic Road in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2014.

The shell for a freshwater mussel sits on a rock on the edge of the shoreline at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Dec. 23, 2014.