Construction workers pour the first of what will be 600 square yards of concrete laid over Hoover Reservoir tonight to build the new Smothers Road bridge deck. My Final Photo for May 23, 2017.

The barn on the Braun Farm wears several coats of white paint on its sides and a restorative coat of red on its metal roof. My Final Photo for May 22, 2017

A single water lily blossoms in a pond at Inniswood. My Final Photo for May 21, 2017.

MAD Scientist Mark Dilley shows a young girl what he trapped in his net during the Highlands Wetland Workshop Saturday. My Final Photo for May 20, 2017.

A trail of dust follows the tractor and discs as it turns the soil on the Braun Farm in anticipation of planting soybeans in the next few weeks. My Final Photo for May 19, 2017.

Dancers at Generations are distorted in a slow speed panorama photo as they tap their way through an after run-through before this weekend’s recital performances. My Final Photo for May 18, 2017.

A mother and her two children enjoy a J-Pops popsicle while taking a break from shopping at the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market. My Final Photo for May 17, 2017.

A blue heron feasts on a goldfish it snatched from the slow-moving waters of the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for May 16, 2017.

With a new layer of white paint and its roof almost completely painted with red, the barn at the Braun Farm is ready for a new season. My Final Photo for May 15, 2017.

The sun sets behind a farm house on a ridge between farm fields near Croton, Ohio. My Final Photo for May 14, 2017.

A woman holds a cutout of Pope Francis as she and part of her group pose for photos at the end of an all-day tour of five of the Cross Tipped Churches of Ohio. My Final Photo for May 13, 2017.

David Lilley poses for one of the first Alley Portraits during the Second Friday Arts Uptown in Westerville. My Final Photo for May 12, 2017.

Mario Nedelkoski carries trays of petunias along the sidewalk at Jimmy V’s where he decorates the restaurant’s patio each spring with hanging baskets and flower boxes. My Final Photo for May 11, 2017.

A violinist plays a Vivaldi selection at the entrance to the Uptown Farmers Market greeting hungry shoppers with music. My Final Photo for May 10, 2017.

A youngster grabs at a flotilla of bubbles blown across a corner of the spring celebration with animals and crafts for kids on the front lawn of the Westerville Library. My Final Photo for May 9, 2017.