A worker places section of plasticized paint strips in the shape of a bicycle in the northbound lane of McCorkle Blvd. as the construction worked to reopen the street before the commuter rush at the end of the day. My Final Photo for Sept. 13, 2019.

The decorative weather vane/lightning rod at the peak of the roof at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Westerville is silhouetted against a nearly full moon. My Final Photo for Sept. 12, 2019. (Editors Note: This was practice for tomorrow’s full moon but the forecast is for 75% cloud cover about the same time I’d shoot this. Didn’t want to waste it.) 

The Westerville Fire Department Honor Guard stands at the ready before ceremonies Wednesday marking the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. My Final Photo for Sept. 11, 2019.

A green heron tosses a small piece of wood into the wetlands at Highlands attempting to lure a fish close enough to grab it for a meal. My Final Photo for Sept. 10, 2019.

A differential grasshopper rests on a backyard garden fencepost as the garden’s owners pick through the remnants of tomatoes plants almost destroyed by deer. My Final Photo for Sept. 9.

Water from Big Walnut Creek flows across a series of rocks below the spillway of the Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for Sept. 8, 2019.

A woman walks through a section of a path narrowed by wildflowers falling across the mowed portion at Sharon Woods. My Final Photo for Sept. 7, 2019.

Rodney Parker attaches a tarpaulin to a partial load of hay after an unexpected rain cloud stopped the harvest at a field on North West Street. My Final Photo for Sept. 6, 2019.

A section of soybeans growing nearest to Africa Road at the Yarnell Farm begins to die and turn brown after being sprayed to prevent them from continuing to grow in the artificial overnight light of the street lights while the remainder of the crop ages and dries for harvest later in the fall. The added moisture content of the overgrown soybeans lowers the price paid to the farmer when the crop is delivered to the grain elevator. My Final Photo for Sept. 5, 2019.

A contractor checks the alignment of corrugated pipes being laid as part of the underground holding tank for storm runoff at the rear of Starbucks on South State where the company is building a new drive-thru and parking lot at the rear of the building. My Final Photo for Sept. 4, 2019.

Two Otterbein students take a break on campus with a rest in the Adirondack chairs the school has placed on the lawns around campus. My Final Photo for Sept. 3, 2019.

A pair of anglers navigate themselves around a flotilla of sailors challenging each other in the Labor Day club racing series on a near-perfect day for both fishing and sailing. My Final Photo for Sept. 2, 2019.