The morning sun casts shadows across the small pond, hayfield, and round bales on a section of the Sharp Farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for Sept. 30, 2021.

Duane Yarnell rakes hay on the lower section of the small field behind his barn and across the creek from a field of corn. My Final Photo for Sept. 29, 2021.

A brick mason replaces old brick and tuck-points the mortar joints between others to refresh the exterior of a section of the Graeter's Ice Cream store in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 28, 2021.

A woman wears plastic gloves to keep from touching the worms she's using for bait while fishing at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Sept. 27, 2021.

Three Oromia women wearing chelie beadwork pose for a photo with their family during the group's celebration of Irreecha, a tradition marking the end of the rainy season for the regional state in Ethiopia. My Final Photo for Sept. 26, 2021.

A young girl pulls herself 40-feet into the canopy of a tree at the corner of Alum Creek Par5k during Arbor Fest, an annual city event to raise awareness of the benefits of forest and prairie maintenance. My Final Photo for Sept. 25, 2021.

Rows of field corn begin to dry after a strong growing season in fields along Africa Road across from the Yarnell Farm barns. My Final Photo for Sept. 24, 2021.

Goldenrod bursts into color under storm clouds blowing over the prairie at the edge of the Edward S. Thomas Nature Preserve in Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 23, 2021.

A great egret feasts on an abandoned goldfish pulled from the waters of the wetlands at Highlands during a break in Tuesday's rain. My Final Photo for Sept. 22, 2021.

A city electric worker removes the canvas bird used to pull a cable through recently laid conduit that will hold new three-phase wire going to the upgraded power sub-station off Collegeview. My Final Photo for Sept. 21, 2021.

Soybeans on the Braun Farm property are slowly drying out readying themselves for harvest this fall. My Final Photo for Sept. 20, 2021.

A set of parents watch a softball game at Highlands from reserved seats in the shadow of a maple tree at center field. My Final Photo for Sept. 19, 2021.

A skater launches himself toward the Westerville Skate Park during "Skate Late," an evening of skating under lights at the skate park. My Final Photo for Sept. 18, 2021.

Afternoon clouds travel across a field with scattered bales of late-season hay. My Final Photo for Sept. 17, 2021.

An artist puts away her portable easel, paints, and brushes after a morning with other painters at one of the goldenrod fields in Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 16, 2021.