The prospects of skating on a mild winter day brings a smile to a skateboarder watching skater videos at Old Skool Skateshop in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 31, 2017

Construction workers lay metal panels across the top of the fifth floor walls at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel being built in Westar along Polaris Parkway. My Final Photo for Jan. 30, 2017.

Parishioners enter St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church for the 7:30 a.m. Sunday Mass as the winter weather begins to return after a week of warm weather. My Final Photo for Jan. 29, 2017.

Thirteen-year-old Vaughn fingers the guitar he’s chosen to be his first instrument after shopping with his parents at Music and Arts in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 28, 2017.

Arnett Howard answers a question with a brief performance during a question and answer session at the Westerville Historical Society meeting at the Westerville library. My Final Photo for Jan. 27, 2017.

Diana, dressed in pink, struggles to controls the drips of melting pink peppermint ice cream melting in the chocolate waffle cone from Graeter’s in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 26, 2017.

The eastern sky over Hoover Reservoir at Red Bank Park reflects the golden rays of a winter sunset. My Final Photo for Jan. 25, 2017.

Construction and gas company workers inspect the patch on a four-inch gas line that was broken as the contractors removed the old entrance into Westerville Square Shopping Center in Westerville. Ohio, forcing road closings for most of the morning. My Final Photo for Jan. 24, 2017.

Even on a warm winter day the dreary colors of the season show how the farm lies fallow until the first warm days of spring. My Final Photo for Jan. 23, 2017.

Even on a warm winter day the dreary colors of the season show how the farm lies fallow until the first warm days of spring. My Final Photo for Jan. 23, 2017.

A St. Paul parishioner hands an eighth grader a $10 bill and declines to accept a box of donuts citing his need to help with the student’s funding for a trip to Washington, DC, and the need to maintain his health. My Final Photo for Jan. 23, 2017.

A handler from the CHA Animal Shelter retrieves a Beagle after it avoided its leash on the way to an adoption event at Captivating Canines in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 21, 2017.

One of the signs on the news Northstar Cafe in Uptown Westerville is lit after electricians installed the neon tubes in the shadow box letters of the sign. My Final Photo for Jan. 20, 2017.

A construction crew jackhammers a strip of concrete to clear a section of West Schrock Road to make way for a new road surface in the spring. My Final Photo for Jan. 19, 2017.

A pair of skateboarders check their smartphones from the couch in Old Skool Skateshop in Uptown Westerville as they wait for warmer and drier weather to spend time in the skate park. My Final Photo for Jan. 18, 2017.