Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

Turn out the lights. The party’s over.

Turn out the lights. The party’s over.

A city electrician removes strands of LED lights from the snow and ice covered evergreen tree in front of city hall that stood during the Christmas season. My Final Photo for Jan. 8, 2018.

Donut Sunday

Donut Sunday

A parishioner walks around a table covered with donuts used as a church group’s fundraiser after morning Mass at St. Paul Catholic Church in Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 7, 2018.

Turning the town teal

Turning the town teal

Teal ribbons hang from poles and trees in Uptown Westerville as part of the “Turn the ‘Ville Teal” cervical cancer awareness program. My Final Photo for Jan. 6, 2018.

Signs mark the newest changes at 8 State

Signs mark the newest changes at 8 State

Sign makers install the Barrel & Boar restaurant logo on the curved windows at the front of 8 State as the new restaurant gets closer to opening in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 5, 2017.

Water fowl wanderings

Water fowl wanderings

A pair of waterfowl navigate their way through ice circles and foam looking for food in the eddy below Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for Jan. 4, 2018.

The last wreath

The last wreath

A city service worker removes the last decorative wreath from Winter Street in Uptown Westerville marking the end of street light decorations for the Christmas season. My Final Photo for Jan. 3, 2018.

Cold tractor, cold barn, cold bees.

Cold tractor, cold barn, cold bees.

Tractors, the barn, and beehives sit in a blanket of snow on the Braun Farm property in Westerville, Ohio. My Final Photo for Jan. 2, 2018.

First on the first in bitter cold

First on the first in bitter cold

A runner navigates around the second turn in the First on the First 5K Run with runners beginning the race before noon when the temperature increased to eight degrees. My Final Photo for Jan. 1, 2018.

The rink is now frozen and open

The rink is now frozen and open

A skater clears snow from the ice skating rink now open at Metzger Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 31, 2017.

Biggest scraper in town

Biggest scraper in town

A driver uses a snow shovel to scrape the overnight snow from his car before heading on his day’s trips from Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 30, 2017.

Taking a break in the snow

Taking a break in the snow

A pair of customers take a break outside Java Central as the snow begins to fall in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 29, 2017.

Visit to the dentist

Visit to the dentist

A dental x-ray is displayed on a computer monitor before surgery. My Final Photo for Dec. 28, 2017.

Rose hips brighten a cold day

Rose hips brighten a cold day

Rose hips growing along the shoreline at Highlands Wetlands add a vibrant color to the more drab colors of winter. My Final Photo for Dec. 27, 2017.

Poison ivy spreads across Braun

Poison ivy spreads across Braun

Poison Ivy tendrils exposed in the cold of winter spread from one of the trees at the entrance to the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Dec. 26, 2017.

Chinese Christmas memories

Chinese Christmas memories

A waitress at China Garden Buffet photographs a family after they finished dinner at the Westerville restaurant on Christmas day. My Final Photo for Dec. 25, 2017.