The last of the crowd leaves the new courtyard in front of city hall after the holiday tree lighting ceremony. My Final Photo for Dec. 1, 2017.
The near full moon slightly obscured by a cloud bank rises behind the star atop the holiday tree in the courtyard at city hall. My Final Photo for Dec. 2, 2017.
The bovine weather vane at the top of US Bank building in Uptown Westerville is silhouetted against the full moon shining through a thin cloud layer Sunday night. My Final Photo for Dec. 3, 2017.
Four passengers push a disabled car through the State and College intersection in Uptown as a fifth runs along side. My Final Photo for Dec. 4, 2017.
A Generations Performing Arts Center dancer stands in the wings waiting for her cue to enter the stage during dress rehearsals for there weekend Christmas performances. My Finall Photo for Dec. 5, 2017.
Jeweler Bill Morgan uses a battery-powered blower to clear leaves from inside and in front of his store in Uptown in what he says is continuing battle as the wind whips around the corner of his State and Main building. My Final Photo for Dec. 6, 2017.
Westerville crew runs one of the city leaf vacuums along a neighborhood street clearing away collections of leaves raked to the curb. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2017.
Two women sort through a table of soup bowls fashioned by Columbus Academy students for the Soup for Shelter fundraiser at Otterbein University for Westerville Habitat Partnership. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2017.
A photographer poses a family along East College for a portrait during the first major snow of the season Saturday afternoon in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2017.
On a frigid winter morning volunteers gather coats and blankets donated to the St. Vincent dePaul Society at St. Paul Catholic Church Sunday morning. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2017.
The old farmhouse on the Braun Farm sits beside a maple tree along Cleveland Ave. with a senior housing project being built on the opposite end of the property along Cooper Road. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2017.
“Stinky,” the resident cat at Westerville Antiques gets a close look at “Jax” the Aussie Shepherd pup of the new owners of the store on the first day they took over operation of the Uptown business. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2017.
An arborist with Westerville Parks and Recreation trims one of the Bradford Pear trees in the median on Huber Village Blvd. My Final Photo for Dec. 13, 2017.
A pair of bricklayers cutting pavers reach the middle of an entrance built into the roadway across from the entrance to the Renaissance Hotel on Altair Parkway. My Final Photo for Dec. 14, 2017.
Nine-year-old Hayden uses a remote control to turn on lights beneath one of the ice sculptures installed on the sidewalk in Uptown Westerville Friday afternoon. My Final Photo for Dec. 15, 2017.
A father wearing the Christmas ugly sweater competition suit he will wear to a family gathering walks with his daughters to the Westerville Police W.A.R.M. collection boxes outside Walmart in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 16, 2017.
An early morning flight creates a contrail behind the cross atop the old steeple for St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2017.
Blendon Police direct traffic around a two-vehicle car crash on I-270 between the Dempsey Road bridge and Westerville Road. My final Photo for Dec. 18, 2017.
David Henry demonstrates the festive lights, artificial fireplace, and Christmas decorations attached to his furry hat before the start of the Arts Council of Westerville meeting. My Final Photo for Dec. 19, 2017.
A landscaping crew blows straw across freshly seeded fields along Sunbury Road near Central College after a work crew leveled the ground in anticipation of future construction. My Final Photo for Dec. 20, 2017.
A worker cuts deep slots into the edges of limestone seats recently installed at the civic green in front of city hall to prevent skateboarders from using them for performing tricks. My Final Photo for Dec. 21, 2017.
Three of the Qualls family light luminaries on the sidewalks in Uptown Westerville on the last Friday night before Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 22, 2017.
Shoppers in Uptown Westerville navigate their way a through a snow squall as they cross State Street at College Ave. My Final Photo for Dec. 23, 2017.
A family examines the nativity scene adjacent to the altar after the Christmas Eve morning Mass at St. Paul Catholic Church in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2017.
A waitress at China Garden Buffet photographs a family after they finished dinner at the Westerville restaurant on Christmas day. My Final Photo for Dec. 25, 2017.
Poison Ivy tendrils exposed in the cold of winter spread from one of the trees at the entrance to the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Dec. 26, 2017.
Rose hips growing along the shoreline at Highlands Wetlands add a vibrant color to the more drab colors of winter. My Final Photo for Dec. 27, 2017.
A dental x-ray is displayed on a computer monitor before surgery. My Final Photo for Dec. 28, 2017.
A pair of customers take a break outside Java Central as the snow begins to fall in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 29, 2017.
A driver uses a snow shovel to scrape the overnight snow from his car before heading on his day’s trips from Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 30, 2017.
A skater clears snow from the ice skating rink now open at Metzger Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 31, 2017.