Wayne stands in the kitchen at Java Central late in the day as the coffee shop prepares for closing for New Years and and will serve its last cup of coffee for the year. My Final Photo for Dec. 31, 2015.

A construction crew builds the concrete rear steps for 8 State Bistro in Uptown Westerville as the restaurant continues construction into the new year. My Final Photo for Dec. 30, 2015.

Neighbors help a woman clear small debris from her front yard were a tree toppled during a windy and rain storm damaging the house. My Final Photo for Dec. 29, 2015.

A trio of youngsters holding each other as if they are a train are followed by another under an umbrella as they cross Main Street during a rain storm n Uptown. My Final Photo for Dec. 28, 2015.

A collection of guitars are marked with discount sales prices at Uptown Music and Arts on the first day of the weekend after Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 27, 2015.

Two women mark their log books after finding a geocached treasure at Red Bank Park along the shore of Hoover Reservoir the day after Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 26, 2015.

A religious icon of Christ hangs on a Christmas tree as a family plays a Star Wars video game on the new Sony Playstation they received as a gift Christmas morning. My Final Photo for Dec. 25.

A religious icon of Christ hangs on a Christmas tree as a family plays a Star Wars video game on the new Sony Playstation they received as a gift Christmas morning. My Final Photo for Dec. 25.

The beginnings of an overnight full moon rises behind an apple tree decorated with the appropriately colored lights and ornaments on a street corner in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2015.

The beginnings of an overnight full moon rises behind an apple tree decorated with the appropriately colored lights and ornaments on a street corner in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2015.

Saxophonist Larry Burgess wears a Santa hat as he plays Christmas music in front of Cinda Lou Shop in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 23, 2015.

A worker removes strings of Christmas lights from the small billboard advertising tree sales lot at Glengary Center on Westerville Road as the lot closes for the season. My Final Photo for Dec. 22, 2015.

There’s little obvious activity with the three bee hives at the Braun Farm on a rainy but unusually warm in mid-December. My Final Photo for Dec. 22, 2015.

A pair of steelworkers weld joints on the superstructure for the Northstar Cafe on South State St. trying to complete the steel structure after unexpected construction delays. My Final Photo for Dec. 20, 2015.

The singing Adelines cross State Street on their way to another performance in Uptown during the final weekend of Home for the Holidays before Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 19, 2015.