Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

First Cut Complete

First Cut Complete

The last round hay bales harvested from the Otterbein field on Cooper Road is loaded onto a trailer to be put in barn storage for feeding cattle. My Final Photo for May 20, 2024.

In the Hot Seat In the Outfield

In the Hot Seat In the Outfield

A youth baseball fan partially shields himself from the full sun from his seat behind the left field fence during a rain-delayed makeup game for WYBSL at Huber Ridge Park. My Final Photo for May 19, 2024.

An Ohio Strawberry

An Ohio Strawberry

A farmer holds a four-inch-wide strawberry that resembles the shape of Ohio he picked from his patch and offered as a portion of the display of his produce at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown. My Final Photo for May 18, 2024.

Birthday Splash

Birthday Splash

Boys take turns showing their best slides in the mud puddle between first and second bases on the Alum Creek Park North baseball field during a break from their friend’s birthday party. My Final Photo for May 17, 2024.

Petting the Pig

Petting the Pig

A father dangles his daughter over a fence so she can pet a Juliana miniature pig named Hansel at the Spark Preschool end-of-year picnic Thursday afternoon. My Final Photo for May 16, 2024.

Book Time At Alum

Book Time At Alum

Aiva Jacobus relaxes with a book on her hammock strung between two trees lining the driveway at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville. My Final Photo for May 15, 2024.

Overnight Transformer Fire

Overnight Transformer Fire

Burned, charred, and melted sections show the damage to a Westerville electric substation that exploded and caught fire early Tuesday morning. My Final Photo for May 14, 2024.

Temporary Security

Temporary Security

Brad Riggs, left, and R L Williamson join sections of temporary chain-link fencing around a portion of the Highlands pool area as they begin installing a taller, more secure fence to prevent people from entering the pool by climbing the fence. My Final Photo for May 13, 2024.

With The Sunday Wind

With The Sunday Wind

Sailors took advantage of a northwesterly wind on Hoover Sunday afternoon flying their boat’s spinnakers in the storing, steady wind. My Final Photo for May 12, 2024.

No Watering Needed

No Watering Needed

Volunteers and shoppers weathered early morning rain for the Westerville Garden Club’s annual sale on the front lawn of the Masonic Lodge on South State Street. My Final Photo for May 11, 2024.

Seedling Sadness

Seedling Sadness

A wilted eggplant seedling is pulled from a tray as volunteers fill tables and shelving with flower plants and vegetable seedlings for the Westerville Garden Club’s annual sale on the front lawn of the Masonic Lodge on South State Street. My Final Photo for May 10, 2024.

Rainbow Umbrella

Rainbow Umbrella

After late afternoon storms, a pair of fishermen return to the docks at Hoover Reservoir under the umbrella of a rainbow in the eastern sky. My Final Photo for May 9, 2024.

Onto Calm Waters

Onto Calm Waters

A paddleboarder works his way to the open waters of Hoover Reservoir from the small inlet at Red Bank Marina late Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for May 8, 2024.

Third of Five Floors

Third of Five Floors

The Galaxy, a multi-use apartment and business project being built on Ikea Way adjacent to Top Golf, has reached the third floor of five floors of apartments being built in the first phase of construction. My Final Photo for May 7, 2024.

Wetland’s Lilies

Wetland’s Lilies

Wetlands Lilies – Warm weather brings the first showing of water lilies in the wetland at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for May 6, 2024.