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.

Tasseled corn grabs the rays of sun shining through clouds spreading shadows across fields and yards on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for August 20, 2023.

Volunteers and Otterbein students fulfilling a community service day remove shrubs and plants from the front of the yard of the Hanby House on West Main before the historic site’s lawn and rock ledge is upgraded. My Final Photo for August 19, 2023.

A young boy repositions one of artist Amanda McGee’s Conversation Cubes designed to be portable seats and conversation starters in the greenspace in front of City Hall. My Final Photo for August 18, 2023.

First-year-students at Otterbein University gather in Cowan Hall on their first full day at the school where they listened to the University president, provost and other speakers talk about their decision to attend the school. My Final Photo for August 17, 2023.

An Otterbein freshman carrying some of her belongings is followed into Hannah Mayne dormitory by her family bearing the remainder of the necessities for her first year at the Westerville University. My Final Photo for August 16, 2023.

Muralist Nick Stull references his original artwork as he makes the beginning strokes for the historical mural featuring Benjamin Hanby, William Henry Fouse, and Agnes Meyer Driscoll, on the side of the building that houses Java Central. My Final Photo for August 15, 2023.

Raindrops hang from the drooping stem of a Prairie Dock wildflower growing across the path at the Highlands Wetlands. My Final Photo for August 14, 2023.