Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

Spring check of the hives

Spring check of the hives

Beekeeper Mel Sword inspects the largest of his four hives on the Braun Farm property on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for April 25, 2016.

Spring check of the hives

Spring check of the hives

Beekeeper Mel Sword inspects the largest of his four hives on the Braun Farm property on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for April 25, 2016.

Battery fire wrecks retro upgrade

Battery fire wrecks retro upgrade

Westerville fire fighters, a city electrical worker, and the car’s owner inspect the lithium-ion batteries that started a fire destroying the car. My Final Photo for April 24, 2016.

Battery fire wrecks retro upgrade

Battery fire wrecks retro upgrade

Westerville fire fighters, a city electrical worker, and the car’s owner inspect the lithium-ion batteries that started a fire destroying the car. My Final Photo for April 24, 2016.

Battery fire wrecks retro upgrade

Battery fire wrecks retro upgrade

Westerville fire fighters, a city electrical worker, and the car’s owner inspect the lithium-ion batteries that started a fire destroying the car. My Final Photo for April 24, 2016.

Seven Church Tour greetings

Seven Church Tour greetings

Father Joshua Wagner, left, and Father Don Franks clown while posing for photos with the entourage for the Seven Church Tour in Amish Country. My Final Photo for April 23, 2016.

Walking in the rain

Walking in the rain

A preschool class carries their umbrellas as they follow teachers on a morning walk in the rain in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for April 22, 2016.

Balloon release in remembrance

Balloon release in remembrance

Family and friends release balloons after funeral services in Blendon Cemetery Thursday. My Final Photo for April 21, 2016.

Balloon release in remembrance

Balloon release in remembrance

Family and friends release balloons after funeral services in Blendon Cemetery Thursday. My Final Photo for April 21, 2016.

Their new drone at the park

Their new drone at the park

A father and son test their skills operating a new drone over the field at Presidents Park along the Ohio-Erie bike trail. My Final Photo for April 20, 2016.

Conversation and kids along the clothesline

Conversation and kids along the clothesline

With her nine-month-old son playing in the grass and her pregnant friend at her side, a woman hangs her wash on a clothesline behind her house on East Home Street. My Final Photo for April 19, 2016.

Officer Smith Honor Guard

Officer Smith Honor Guard

Pallbearers carry the casket of Columbus Police SWAT Officer Steven Smith into St. Paul Catholic Church. My Final Photo for April 18, 2016.

Blue ribbons mark Westerville's sorrow

Blue ribbons mark Westerville's sorrow

Two of about 30 volunteers tie blue ribbons on trees and pole along the route where police cars will lead a procession carrying the body of Columbus SWAT officer Steven Smith who was killed in the line of duty to St. Paul Catholic Church for services. My Final Photo for April 17, 2016.

Uptown at dusk

Uptown at dusk

Three women stand at the edges of dusk’s shadow on the fire escape of the apartment at College and State as a vintage truck waits for the traffic signal to switch in his favor. My Final Photo for April 16, 2016.

Frog Friday at Highlands

Frog Friday at Highlands

Mark Dilley, at center, shows toads, minnows, and small fish to children and their parents gathered for Frog Friday at the wetlands at sunset in Highlands Park. My Final Photo for April 15, 2016.