The bare limbs of Bradford Pears, an invasive species, reach across an open area toward the barn at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Dec. 13, 2021.

A sailor leaves the dock at Hoover Sail club to join the others of his group getting in another weekend competition a little more than a week before the official start of winter and the possibilities of ice on the lake. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2021.

Westerville police officers offload bags of groceries donated by Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi to Westerville Area Resource Ministry's Fill-A-Cruiser campaign to provide for needy families at Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2021.

An N scale Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway locomotive pulls freight cars along a turn at the Columbus Area "N" Scalers installation filling the conference room at the Westerville Library. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2021.

Three birders study a flock of seagulls trying to separate a little gull from other gulls hoping to add the rare bird to their bird life list. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2021.

It's time for skateboard video games after waking up to overnight snow that covered the skatepark, sidewalks, and most skateable surfaces in just enough frozen moisture to keep even the best of skaters inside. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2021.

The Westerville antique Christmas Star, now known as the Holiday Star, sits above State Street at its new location two blocks north of Main and State where it used to be hung. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2021.  

A small forest of invasive Bradford pear progeny has taken over the upper portion of the hayfield at the Braun Farm preventing harvest of the hay. My Final Photo for Dec. 6, 2021.

A youngster wearing a festive Baby Yoda Christmas hat with one of his hands holding a blue piece of candy is offered more candy by three girls forced by his unique holiday cap to attend to his sugary request. My Final Photo for Dec. 5, 2021,

Soybeans are transferred from combine to trailer as the harvest begins in the fields at the Braun Farm on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for Dec. 4, 2021.

Westerville Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi accompanies Santa Claus who traveled in a golf cart instead of a sleigh and driven by the police chief instead of reindeer to visit with kids and their families after the tree lighting on State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final...

Lights at Heritage Park brighten both the park and the season as the sky begins to darken at sunset. My Final Photo for Dec. 2, 2021.