A worker cleans the doorway rug at Deja Vu, a women’s clothing consignment shop in Uptown Westerville, at closing time after snow tracked in during the day melted. My Final Photo for December 16, 2025.

Whit’s Frozen Custard owner Joe Schirtzinger shovels snow and ice from the sidewalk outside his Uptown Westerville shop. My Final Photo for December 15, 2025.

The setting sun casts a deceptively warm glow on the Yarnell Farm barns as temperatures linger in the low teens following a snowstorm. My Final Photo for December 14, 2025.

Parents and their teenage daughter, dressed for a warmer indoor activity, stand ready to cross State Street as the first snow begins to fall in Uptown. My Final Photo for December 13, 2025.

Children gather around the sheep and manger at the Church of the Messiah’s living nativity outside the church. My Final Photo for December 12, 2025.

A pair of children’s woven gloves lies wet, flat, and abandoned in an Uptown parking lot after the latest snowfall melted. My Final Photo for December 11, 2025.

Mannequins sit in the front window of what once was Stone & Sparrow, as painters refresh the interior to be Little Sparrows Boutique, a new store focused on babies and pets. My Final Photo for December 10, 2025.

The Shell station at State and Schrock sits in warm sunset light as drivers stop to fill up and move on with the evening rush. My Final Photo for December 9, 2025.

A three-year-old studies the movement of an N-gauge train on dislay at the Westerville Public Library. My Final Photo for December 8, 2025.

Two women, one with an iPad and the other with a printed score, join the sing-along of Handel’s Messiah performed Sunday night at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church by the Westerville Symphony. My Final Photo for December 7, 2025.

A church float in the Westerville Christmas Parade features a giant tiered birthday cake and a woman singing “Happy Birthday Jesus” as the event returns after a one-year break. My Final Photo for December 6, 2025.

A woman enjoys a drink in the front window of Old Bag o’ Nails as colorful reflections from a decorated Electric Division truck light up the glass during the town’s pre-Christmas tree lighting festivities. My Final Photo for December 5, 2025.

The full moon rises behind a new snowflake-shaped LED light hanging from a lamp post in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for December 4, 2025.

An Uptown shopper pauses for a photo in his favorite Christmas sweater. My Final Photo for December 3, 2025.

A lone fisherman stands below the Alum Creek North Dam as fresh snow gathers on the trees and quiets the creek around him. My Final Photo for December 2, 2025.