The Blues On Monday
Joseph Domanik plays blues on his Stratocaster while leaning on an oak tree still burdened with last summer’s leaves. Domanick decided his day off from work and the temperature in the low 70s at the start of March gave him good reason to sit in the afternoon sun at Red Bank Park even if to play the blues. My Final Photo for March 4, 2024.
Peaceful Sunday At The Lake
Brian Cooper and his 10-year-old daughter, Aleah, enjoyed a peaceful moment on the dock at the Hoover Walnut Boat Ramp, lounging in the lawn chairs he keeps in his car for spontaneous outings like this when the weather is nice and they have no other obligations. My Final Photo for March 3, 2024.
Saturday Cookies
Six-year-old Lucy Todd bites into a cookie as her brother, Mike, 3, chews on the cookie his parents got for them at the Cookie Walk in Uptown Westerville Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 2, 2024.
Youngest Fish Fry Disciple
Six-year-old Benjamin Galio, the youngest and smallest server at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church’s Lenten fish fry pauses for a moment to smile and have his picture taken before serving another group of diners. My Final Photo for March 1, 2024.
Brick Walk Trees
Workers cover freshly poured concrete designed to be platforms for grating surrounding trees to be planted in the Brick Walk between Java Central and High Bank Distillery. My Final Photo for February 29, 2024.
Fixing The Flooring
A flooring crew installs new tongue and groove maple strips to match the existing floor at High Bank Distillery in Uptown, which will be sanded and stained for a new durable surface. My Final Photo for February 28, 2024.
Skating Like Summer
Kadin runs her skates crisscross over Haywood Alley in Uptown enjoying both the warm February weather and the smooth surface of the roadway to help relieve stress and get some exercise. My Final Photo for February 27, 2024.
Spring Soil Sampling
Farmer Kevin Scott displays a soil sample bored from a field off Cooper and Collegeview Roads where after having the sample tested will be planting a crop as soon as early April depending on soil and weather conditions. My Final Photo for February 26, 2024.
Into The Wind and Cold
Foilboarder Jim Schneider works to lift his board onto its foil running into nearly 30 miles per hour wind gusts across Hoover Reservoir Sunday afternoon with other boarders. My Final Photo for February 25, 2024.
Piper’s Final Notes
A bagpiper treads away from the American Legion Honor Guard and the family and friends of 97-year-old Donald Conard, World War II veteran and survivor of the Japanese strike on the USS Franklin CV-13, after his funeral Saturday at Blendon Cemetery. My Final Photo for February 24, 2024.
Bovine Winter Moon
The full moon shines through a cloud layer as it rises behind the bovine and lunar weathervane atop Children’s Hospital in Westerville. My Final Photo for February 23, 2024.
Eastbound And Down
A caravan of vehicles crosses Otterbein Avenue as they travel east on Schrock Road in a rainstorm about 15 minutes after sunset Thursday. My Final Photo for February 22, 2024.
Fishing Finale
A fisherman trudges away from Hoover Reservoir with his bait and tackle boxes after failing in a Sunday afternoon quest fishing expedition with friends at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for March 24, 2024.
Red Bank Waters Dangers
Strong northerly winds create whitecaps across Hoover Reservoir and push the high waters onto the boat ramp at Red Bank Park on Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for March 23, 2024.
Father-Son Fishing
Father and son briefly fish below the spillway at Hoover Dam late in a rainy and cold Friday afternoon. My Final Photo for March 22, 2024. #Westerville #westervilleohio #westervillenews #uptownwestervilleohio #wvloh #ohio #f8wwwwwh #wwwwwh #f8 #everydayohio #ohiopix #ohio #everydayusa #apad
Buses All In A Row
Buses line up in front of Hanby Elementary on State Street preparing to ferry students home after school on Thursday. My Final Photo for March 21, 2024.
Crosswalk Kickflip
A skateboarder turns a kickflip in the crosswalk at State and College late Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for March 20, 2024.
School Stayed Open
After the school closed Tuesday, a section of the street in front of Emerson Elementary was removed to make water pipe repairs. The leak was discovered just before school began but repairs were delayed so as not to disrupt student drop-off and pickup. My Final Photo for March 19, 2024.
Greenery On The Greenway
A landscaper ties off an evergreen tree planted Monday at the Towns on the Greenway housing development on North West Street where the first building of 84 three-story townhomes is framed to the first floor. My Final Photo for March 18, 2024.