Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

Carolers watch by St. Nick

Carolers watch by St. Nick

A quintet of carolers appear to be watched by an inflateable Santa as they made their way through Uptown Westerville Sunday singing four-part harmony Christmas Carolers. My Final Photo for Dec. 16, 2016.

Sweetgum tree colors

Sweetgum tree colors

Sweetgum tree leaves litter the snow covering the front yard of a Vine Street home in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2016.

Sweetgum tree colors

Sweetgum tree colors

Sweetgum tree leaves litter the snow covering the front yard of a Vine Street home in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2016.

Soundsation's Uptown afternoon

Soundsation's Uptown afternoon

Soundsation, the choral performing arts group from Westerville South broadcasts an impromptu Facebook Live feed between performances of Christmas music in businesses in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 16, 2016.

Reminder of how cold it is

Reminder of how cold it is

A curtain of icicles hang from an awning refracting the cold afternoon sun breaking through a thin section of clouds in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 15, 2016.

Difficult but not impossible

Difficult but not impossible

A young dancer unencumbered by a broken arm with two pins completes her portion of a routine during practice at Generation PAC in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 14, 2016.

Photographs of the youngest child

Photographs of the youngest child

A woman pauses to photograph the snowman she and her family built from the fresh, wet snow at Alum Creek Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 13, 2016.

Hives wintered and weathered

Hives wintered and weathered

The remaining bee hives at the Braun Farm are wrapped for winter but have suffered from strong winds and an undetermined set of creatures ripping away the protective shields. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2016.

Plying away the overnight snow

Plying away the overnight snow

Uptown car wash owner uses a three-foot-square sheet pf plywood to scrape away several inches of snow that fell overnight in Westerville covering the entrance to his bays on North State. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2016.

Trumpeters proclaim Christmas in Uptown

Trumpeters proclaim Christmas in Uptown

An orchestra of youthful trumpeters perform on the sidewalk in front of Music & Arts in during Saturday’s Home for the Holiday celebrations in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2016.

Soup for Shelter Selections

Soup for Shelter Selections

A mother and her children look over a selection of bowls from students at Columbus Academy as part of the Soup for Shelter fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity in Delaware County. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2016.

Snowflake Castle lights up Heritage Park

Snowflake Castle lights up Heritage Park

A woman walks towards the Everal Barn at Heritage Park during Snowflake Castle when the city park is brightly lit by Christmas lights for the holidays. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2016.

City Hall roof work

City Hall roof work

A crew of roofers work into the early evening darkness laying shingles on the roof of the police station in Uptown Westerville as a cold front’s clouds move across the western sky. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2016.

Westerville's Christmas Star

Westerville's Christmas Star

The Westerville Christmas Star hangs brightly over the State and Main intersection in Uptown. My Final Photo for Dec. 6, 2017.

Poison Ivy greeting

Poison Ivy greeting

A heavy cover of poison ivy vines wrap themselves around a tree at the entrance to the Braun Farm on Cleveland Ave. where the fields are fallowed except for hardy winter weeds. My Final Photo for Dec. 5, 2016.