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.

A fisherman tries his luck below the spillway for the Westerville Alum Creek dam during rain showers Tuesday afternoon. My Final Photo for Sept. 15, 2021. 

A surveyor returns tools to his truck at the end of his day beginning to mark the corners and elevation of about 14 acres on North West Street that was approved by the planning commission for the development of 88 townhomes. My Final Photo for Sept. 14, 2021.

Dad readies the boat as Mom, wearing a backpack filled with snacks, escorts their three children along the Walnut Street boat ramp dock for a day of fishing on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Sept.13, 2021.