A customer lifts a pumpkin as he studies the selection of sizes and shapes of available pumpkins at the Boy Scout Troop 84 Pumpkin Patch in front of the Masonic Hall in Uptown. My Final Photo for October 15, 2023.

A praying mantis intended to mesmerize children attending BUG OUT insect, arachnid, and centipede show at the Westerville Library climbs the face of a librarian who chose to help manage the insect during a break in the show. My Final Photo for October 14, 2023.

A contract work crew clears invasive late goldenrod from the rain garden at Walnut Boat Ramp as the city clears the weed from some areas of the park. My Final Photo for October 13, 2023.

Librarians read the instructions for setting up the Westerville Library’s new telescope with an eclipse filter as it prepares for Saturday’s partial annular eclipse. My Final Photo for October 12, 2023.

A small group of friends and neighbors gather on the hilltop overlooking Glengary Shopping Center on Westerville Road where weather permitting they share stories of their friendship and their long history in central Ohio. My Final Photo for October 11, 2023.

Westerville School Board candidates Jennifer Aultman, left, and Louise Valentine talk with some of the people who attended the Westerville Chamber of Commerce candidate forum at the Westerville library. #Weste

A toddler keeps herself busy coloring between the lines of her coloring book as a man in the audience takes notes during the Chamber of Commerce City Council Candidate Forum at the library. My Final Photo for October 9, 2023.

A Westerville firefighter talks with a young boy about the same age as his son during the fire department’s open house at the main fire station on West Main St. My Final Photo for October 8, 2023.

A man studies the undercarriage of an airlfted lowrider at the Columbus Cars and Coffee car show at the parking lot at city hall in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 7, 2023.

Farmer Kevin Scott mows a field preparing it for for parking for prospective Otterbein students and their family visitation. My Final Photo for October 6, 2023.

A woman walks along rain-slicked sidewalk with lights from the patio at Jimmy V’s reflected in the street. My Final Photo for October 5, 2023.

A toddler crawls her way to the glowing Hilda the Dragon egg decorating the front lawn of the Westerville Public Library for Wizards and Wands in October. My Final Photo for October 4, 2023.