A construction team removes a section of the parking lot on Slaughter Alley to make way for the installation of new garbage containers that will be built partially below the surface of the parking lot. My Final Photo for September 26, 2023.

Morning dew settles onto fine bristles on the seed pod of a foxtail grass growing along the edge of the soybean field at Yarnell Farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for September 25, 2023.

A new red umbrella, warm lights, and the blue color from an early evening sky brighten the patio at Jimmy V’s in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for September 24, 2023.

A young girl paints on the upturned stump of the American Elm tree removed this summer from Alum Creek Park North where it returned for Autumn Arborfest. My Final Photo for September 23, 2023.

Generations dancers perform on West College against the setting sun on the last Fourth Friday of the season and the last day of summer. My Final Photo for September 22, 2023.

A sailor watches from shore as his younger companions prepare themselves and their boats for competition on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for September 21, 2023.

Workers install windows in the upper floor apartments of a building being built on West College where the Book Harbor once stood. My Final Photo for September 20, 2023.

Westerville firefighters watch a controlled burn after training in a home to be demolished was donated to the department for training. My Final Photo for September 19, 2023.

The Westerville Library gets an early start decorating for its Wizards and Wands Halloween celebration with one of the first changes to convert the library into a Hogwarts-style venue is modifying usually bright hallways into looks more like the halls of a wizard’s lair. My Final Photo for September 18, 2023.

A woman stands with two lines in the water of Hoover Reservoir where she and her friends are hoping for the good luck that a day fishing might bring. My Final Photo for September 17, 2023.

The Otterbein Marching Band leads the school’s homecoming parade across the Main Street bridge toward Grove Street for the final procession through campus before ending near the football field for the afternoon game. My Final Photo for September 16, 2023.

A vintage Chevrolet station wagon travels past Graeter’s Ice Cream in Uptown Westerville on Friday night. My Final Photo for September 15, 2023.

Customers line up around the corner past the Holmes Hotel for the grand opening of Everbowl on State Street where the company planned to give away 300 of its craft superfood bowls. My Final Photo for September 14, 2023.

A plein air artist begins her art class lesson by painting sunflowers along the fence at the edge of Heritage Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for September 13, 2023.

Early evening clouds cast shadows over the cornfield along Collegeview near The Point at Otterbein. My Final Photo for September 12, 2023.