A Great Egret sits on a cypress tree branch while preening after spending part of the morning feasting in the still waters of the Highlands wetlands on South Spring 
Rd. My Final Photo for Aug. 15, 2020.

A fly fisherman floats his lure downstream in the waters of Big Walnut Creek just below Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for Aug. 13, 2020.

The morning begins to show as concrete is pumped onto the second-floor garage section of the COPC offices being built behind the company’s other two buildings on Africa Road.

Contractors pump concrete into the void between rocks placed into the edge of Alkire Run to mediate erosion near the bridge on the path that leads to the fields adjacent to the Community Center. My Final Photo for Aug. 11, 2020.

Golden tassels on green corn stalks contrast with the rich red roof color of the barn on the Braun Farm on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for Aug. 10, 2020.

A couple begins their Sunday afternoon kayaking trek on the still waters of Alum Creek from the landing in Kilbourne. My Final Photo for Aug. 9, 2020.

A tractor bales hay following rows defined by avoiding the abundance of groundhog burrows in the Otterbein hayfield at Copper and Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for Aug. 8, 2020.

A man reaches to retrieve a brick ripped up from below State Street at Main Street where the next phase of the Uptown Improvement Project includes new brick crosswalks. My Final Photo for Aug. 7, 2020.

Rodney Parker tosses hay onto a wagon destined for the Otterbein Equestrian Center from the hayfields along Cooper Road at Collegeview. My Final Photo for Aug. 6, 2020.

Rodney Parker runs a tractor around the hayfield on Cooper Road adjacent to the new apartment complex under construction next to the bike path along Alum Creek. My Final Photo for Aug. 5, 2020.

A pair of adult anglers share their boat and a pizza with three children as they navigate from the inlet at Red Bank Park near to where they picked up the to-go pizza. My Final Photo for Aug. 4, 2020.

Storm clouds move eastward bypassing the freshly cut and baled hay fields at the Sharp Farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for Aug. 3, 2020.

A couple takes a moment to enjoy the quiet time before sunset and the return of anglers and their boats returning to the docks at Alum Creek Lake. My Final Photo for Aug. 2, 2020.

Shoppers seeking fresh fruits and vegetables stand apart and wear masks as they shop at Westervelt Farms Market on Africa Road. My Final Photo for Aug. 1, 2020.

Kevin Scott and his crew bale hay on the farmland around the historic Sharp Family Home on Africa Road. My Final Photo for July 31, 2020.