A Columbus Fire Department bomb squad officer carries tools he used to test a suspicious package placed on the sidewalk in the parking lot of the CVS pharmacy at Cleveland Ave. and Schrock Road. My Final Photo for September 1, 2023.

A carpenter carries plywood sheathing across the top floor ceiling of a three-story building on West College is being built. My Final Photo for August 31, 2023.

A young artist sitting on the rocks makes pencil and pastel drawings of the lily pads covering a small section of the Highlands Wetlands on a crisp late August afternoon. My Final Photo for August 30, 2023.

A bagpiper from the Capital City Pipes and Drums Corp gets his instrument tuned during rehearsal at Alum Creek Park North for an upcoming competition and performing during the Andre Rieu concert at the Schottenstein Center. My Final Photo for August 29, 2023.

A contractor signals as a bull float levels a large section of concrete sidewalk poured at Towers Hall on the Otterbein University campus where repairs to old and damaged high-pressure steam pipes was recently completed. My Final Photo for August 28, 2023.

A woman pauses her walk through Sharon Woods Metro Park to photograph wildflowers lining one side of the trail. My Final Photo for August 27, 2023.

A man who rode his kayak over the low head dam at Alum Creek Park North in Westerville offers a thank you and a handshake to some if the Westerville firefighters who came to his aid. My Final Photo for August 26, 2023.

A father spins his children to the rhythm of the band playing in front of city hall during the Fourth Friday street fair in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 25, 2023.

Micah Crockett scrapes Captivating Canines lettering from the front windows of the closed store as it prepares to become an addition to Cardinal Pizza. My Final Photo for August 24, 2023.

Carpenters install header boards across the second floor window of an office and apartment building being built on West College where the Book Harbor bookstore once stood in Uptown. My Final Photo for August 23, 2030.

Westerville Parks workers replace damaged storm drain pipes at Heritage Park after partially draining and damming the ponds to keep backflow out of the excavated area. My Final Photo for August 22, 2023.

Contractors lay asphalt on Lindimore Way replacing sections of the roadway damaged by fire department vehicles making 90-degree turns at the rear of the main fire station on West Main. My Final Photo for August 21, 2023.