A landscaping crew lays brick on the steel grate structure built to help protect and provide a level, ADA-compliant walkway around the heritage oak next to Java Central. My Final Photo for April 1, 2020.

A painter rolls a finish coat on a wall at the rear of the Church of the Messiah sanctuary where contractors are nearing completion of an upgrade to the building. My Final Photo for March 31, 2020.

A sign noting businesses are open on the west side of State Street during sidewalk rebuilding appears inaccurate as workers lay reinforcing rods and forms for new sidewalks to be poured later in the week. My Final Photo for March 30, 2020.

A fisherman uses his kayak to retrieve a snagged lure from the calm waters of the inlet at Red Bank Park on Hoover. My Final Photo for March 29, 2020.

A youngster satisfies his curiosity and playtime with a series of splashes in a puddle on Vine Street where his father took home for a morning walk. My Final Photo for March 28, 2020.

A trio of basketballs and a collection of small and tennis balls fight their way through the unforgiving waters at the base of the low head dam at Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 27, 2020.

Construction workers walk beneath the 8 State Barrel & Boar marquee after one of their company’s vehicles struck the edge of the iconic structure less than two years after it was previously hit by a truck. My Final Photo for March 26, 2020.

Fresh Thyme shopping carts get a powerwash cleaning just outside the front entrance of the store on Polaris Parkway. My Final Photo for March 25, 2020.

Sparks fly from a grinding wheel smoothing a steel beam surface before being welded into the supports for a platform around the oak tree in the brick walk at Java Central. My Final Photo for March 24, 2020. 

A contractor trods through a flooded field near the Westerville Community Center looking for relatively dry access to measure where the parks department plans a bridge to connect the center addition to a new section of bike path. My Final Photo for March 23, 2020.

Father and son warm their hands over a small fire they built while pitching the family’s tent at Red Bank Park on an outing during the pandemic. My Final Photo for March 22, 2020.

Otterbein students pack their belongings and share a hug as students in university housing must leave campus by Monday morning as part of the school’s plans to limit exposure during the coronavirus pandemic. My Final Photo for March 21, 2020.

A teenage boy out of school because of the pandemic sticks his finger into the flooded waters of Highlands wetlands before stepping into the water for wading with a friend. My Final Photo for March 20, 2020.

A section of a tree trunk is carried to the rear of the houses on South State Street where trees and the houses will be removed to make way for business buildings and apartments. My Final Photo for March 19, 2020.

A feller carries away a tree removed from the side yard of a house on South State Street where the trees and houses are being removed to make way for an office building and apartments. My Final Photo for March 18, 2020.