A row of crabapple trees is in full bloom indicating the colors of Spring despite the cool days. My Final Photo for April 23, 2020.

Sections of new sidewalk in Uptown Westerville are cleaned with a pressure washer as the accelerated construction schedule means earlier completion of portions of the Uptown Improvement Project are completed ahead of schedule. My Final Photo for April 22, 2020.

A painter works his craft on the fascia boards at the peak of the front of Church of the Messiah where the church is undergoing renovations inside and out. My Final Photo for April 21, 2020.

Rows of freshly plowed field are the first markers at the Braun Farm where the hay fields adjacent to the barn will be planted with corn later this spring. My Final Photo for April 20, 2020.

A young angler tries his luck casting along the length of a fallen tree at the edge of Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for April 19, 2020.

A hawk looks for prey in the toad pond at Inniswood Metro Gardens where a larger than normal number of visitors to the park took advantage of the weather to get out of their homes. My Final Photo for April 18, 2020.

Westerville firefighters and Blendon Township police inspect the damage to a wrecker and retaining wall after the truck crashed at the Sunbury Road westbound intersection to 161 and I-270. My Final Photo for April 17, 2020.

Spring clouds float over the Frank Museum in Uptown Westerville after morning temperatures dropped below freezing. My Final Photo for April 16, 2020.

A construction worker spreads and levels dirt for a new sidewalk beneath the 8 State marquee as work on the Uptown Improvement Project accelerates with store closing and traffic less than normal because of coronavirus restrictions. My Final Photo for April 15, 2020.

Contractors and inspectors for the Uptown project gather for an afternoon meeting standing six feet apart in front of City Hall before moving to the rear of the building to be better heard over street and construction noise. My Final Photo for April 14, 2020.

The maple tree that sits in the yard of the Braun Farm house frames the lower fields of the farm where hay grasses begin to grow in the spring and the new senior housing was built across Cooper Road from apartments still under construction. My Final Photo for April 13, 2020.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church pastor Fr. Jonathan Wilson lights altar candles as he prepares the church for Easter Sunday Mass during the COVID-19 pandemic when the sanctuary will be empty and the services presented online. My Final Photo for April 12, 2020.

A lone fisherman tests the turbulent waters on Alum Creek just below the low-head dam on West Main Street. My Final Photo for April 11, 2020. 

Contractors spent another week removing soil from the site of the third COPC medical building being built off Africa Road between County Line and Polaris. My Final Photo for April 10, 2020.

A group of women exercises in the empty parking lot at the base of Hoover Dam on a warm Spring morning. My Final Photo for April 9, 2020.