Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Contrails in the western sky
A series of early morning contrails slice through the western sky. My Final Photo for April 14, 2016.
Best seat in baseball
An Otterbein baseball fan sits in his chair at the apex of a small hill along the left field line at Fishbaugh Field during a game Wednesday. My Final Photo for April 13, 2016.
Flowers by Doris gets new shingles
A roofer scrapes away old shingles on the roof of Flowers by Doris as a quarter moon rises in the sky behind him. My Final Photo for April 12, 2016.
Poison Ivy ready for a warm spring
Poison ivy still dormant from the winter wraps its tendrils around one of the trees at the entrance to the Braun Farm on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for April 11, 2016.
Cool spring day at Boyer Nature Preserve
Cloudy skies move over the still waters and still brown plants on a cool spring afternoon at Boyer Nature Preserve in Westerville OH. My Final Photo for April 10, 2016.
Broke down on Schrock
A man kneels on the front of his truck looking for what might be causing his truck to stall on Schrock Road Saturday morning. My Final Photo for April 9, 2016.
The frog and toad hunt
Mark Dilley shines a flashlight onto the wetlands at Highlands Park after turning over a piece of corrugated roofing used as a test bed for frogs, toads, voles, and other small creatures on Frog Friday at the park. My Final Photo for April 8, 2016.
Plaster work crew
Osmam, left, and Joe take a break from removing plaster during renovation at Doris’ Flowers in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for April 7, 2016.














