Day After Remembrances

Day After Remembrances

Grandmothers share photos and videos of their grandchildren reacting to the presents they received on Christmas morning. My Final Photo for December 26, 2025.

Casting For Christmas Catfish

Casting For Christmas Catfish

A fisherman walks empty-handed to his car at Red Bank Park after spending part of Christmas afternoon casting for blue catfish without any luck. My Final Photo for December 25, 2025.

Christmas Presents and Pasts

Christmas Presents and Pasts

Cathy Noskowiak shows one of the seven Westerville Holiday Stars she bought on Christmas Eve as gifts for her family and friends, recalling a childhood memory: “I knew it was Christmas when the star was hung right there,” she said, pointing to State and Main in Uptown Westerville. My final Photo for December 24, 2025.

Wet Leaves, Fast Work

Wet Leaves, Fast Work

A slurry of wet leaves is thrown across Sharon Woods as the grounds crew clears the fields after rain and snow dampened the deciduous droppings. My Final Photo for December 23, 2025.

Santa’s Confusing View

Santa’s Confusing View

The stuffed Santa in the front window of Westerville Antiques looks confused by the melting and crumbling ice sculpture with a holly leaf just outside his window on the sidewalk. My Final Photo for December 22, 2025.

Christmas Bargains

Christmas Bargains

Dwight Heckelman and his family show off the bargain inflated Santa and reindeer they bought at a grocery store Sunday night. My Final Photo for December 21, 2025.

Perfect Pajama Christmas

Perfect Pajama Christmas

Dressed as Ralphie in pink bunny pajamas, Marc Glasgow joins a Christmas-themed bar crawl in Uptown Westerville the weekend before Christmas. My Final Photo for December 20, 2025.

Serving The Cold Punishment

Serving The Cold Punishment

Josh Rohr, who finished last in his Fantasy Football league standings, stands in the cold and snow on Friday in front of the Dairy Queen on State Street as punishment for his poor finish. My Final Photo for December 19, 2025.

Car Crash Plotting

Car Crash Plotting

A Westerville police investigator uses a GPS device to map the scene of a serious car crash Thursday afternoon at Cleveland Avenue and County Line Road. My Final Photo for December 18, 2025.

For The Birds

For The Birds

Two Audubon Society solicitors speak with a passerby on an Uptown sidewalk, explaining the organization’s bird conservation work and inviting her to join. My Final Photo for December 17, 2025.

Cleaning Before Closing

Cleaning Before Closing

A worker cleans the doorway rug at Deja Vu, a women’s clothing consignment shop in Uptown Westerville, at closing time after snow tracked in during the day melted. My Final Photo for December 16, 2025.

Cleaning For The Custard

Cleaning For The Custard

Whit’s Frozen Custard owner Joe Schirtzinger shovels snow and ice from the sidewalk outside his Uptown Westerville shop. My Final Photo for December 15, 2025.

Yarnell Winter Sunset

Yarnell Winter Sunset

The setting sun casts a deceptively warm glow on the Yarnell Farm barns as temperatures linger in the low teens following a snowstorm. My Final Photo for December 14, 2025.

Ready For The Snow

Ready For The Snow

Parents and their teenage daughter, dressed for a warmer indoor activity, stand ready to cross State Street as the first snow begins to fall in Uptown. My Final Photo for December 13, 2025.

Loving The Living Nativity

Loving The Living Nativity

Children gather around the sheep and manger at the Church of the Messiah’s living nativity outside the church. My Final Photo for December 12, 2025.