A ginkgo tree in Uptown bears the scars of a car crash from several days ago, in which the vehicles spread their damage to the landscaping. (My Final Photo for September 22, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A runner passes Schrock Lake as he runs the trails at Sharon Woods on a chilly, rainy day. (My Final Photo for September 21, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Uptown Dave gets in a few reps, showing his push-up prowess at Espresso Air in Uptown Westerville Sunday afternoon. (My Final Photo for September 20, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Attached to a safety rope, a young climber works his way down from a tree strapped with holds during Saturday’s Arbor Fest at Alum Creek Park North. (My Final Photo for September 19, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A pedestrian navigates his way around and through a carpet of ripe fruit that fell from the large ginkgo on the thoroughfare just north of city hall. (My Final Photo for September 17, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A landscaper with the city parks department deadheads a hanging basket on a light pole in Uptown as the city tries to extend the colorful display by several weeks with the pruning. (My Final Photo for September 17, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A surveyor marks elevations and locations at the Pizza Hut on South State, saying he has no idea who requested the survey or why. (My Final Photo for September 16, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

City electric workers install new traffic sensors on signal poles on Cleveland Ave. The radar-based devices will measure traffic flow and signal patterns. (My Final Photo for September 15, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Retired Westerville Tom Ullom explains the significance of the Westerville Firefighters Memorial First Responders Park to a group of third graders on a field trip. (My Final Photo for September 14, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

An angler fishing under dark clouds in the late afternoon at Three Bridges Park on Hoover Reservoir gets in a few final tosses before heavy rain interrupted fishing and boating on the lake. (My Final Photo for September 13, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

Keeping the rain away with clear bubble umbrellas, a couple shops for vegetables at the rain-shortened Saturday Farmers Market in Westerville. (My Final Photo for September 12, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)

A hand reaches to touch C-40 during ceremonies at First Responders Park, marking the 25th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. (My Final Photo for September 11, 2026. Photo by Gary Gardiner)