Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Creekside Cleaning
Volunteers and Otterbein University students clear invasive honeysuckle plants growing along the shoreline above and below the low-head dam in Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 30, 2023.
The Finishing Stage
A worker checks alignment on one of the last sections of flooring installed in the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University completing repairs to the water-damaged structure before it gets a final coat of paint. My Final Photo for March 29, 2023.
Gone Fishing
A young fisherman’s bicycle lies in the grass near the Alum Creek dam where he and a friend dropped their bikes, donned wading boots, and traveled into the waters of the dam for an afternoon of testing their skill and luck in the high waters of the creek. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.
Hanging ‘Round The Farm
A turkey vulture sits in the open window at the top of the barn at the Braun Farm joining several more of the birds roosting atop the structure. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.
On and Off Shore
A landlocked pair of anglers watch their waterborne partners navigate the waters of Hoover Reservoir on a warm, bright spring Sunday. My Final Photo for March 26, 2023.
Water Power Watch
A man pauses walking the steps at Hoover Dam to study the heavy flow of water over the spillway after heavy rain fell on the already-soaked ground and waterways raising the level of the reservoir. My Final Photo for March 25, 2023.
Ready For Removal
Newly arrived demolition equipment sits about equidistance from the barn and farmhouse at the Braun Farm as work progresses to demolish the two structures. My Final Photo for March 24, 2023.
Stratocaster Tuneup
A Fender Stratocaster Player Plus guitar gets a tuneup and fret adjustment on the front counter of Music & Arts in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for March 23, 2023.
Perfect Painter Palette
A painter retrieves his roller from a paint tray as he paints 25-foot-tall walls in the stairway leading to the offices for Family Room Coffee & Bake Shop being built in a section of the old MCL cafeteria on South Otterbein. My Final Photo for March 22, 2023.
Spring Smoking
A man rakes leaves and debris from a fallen tree into a burning pile in the backyard of his home that borders Hoover Reservoir. My final Photo for March 21, 2023.
Gone Fishing Gone
A magnet fisherman tosses his best magnet into Hoover Reservoir from the concrete jetty at the Walnut Street boat ramp only to have it and a second magnet get caught on rocks forcing him to cut the ropes leaving the magnets until the water level is lower for retrieval. My Final Photo for March 20, 2023.
Cold Weather Soccer
The Otterbein soccer team is a blur as they run through drills at the start of practice with temperatures near freezing. My Final Photo for March 19, 2023.
Cold Canine Walking
A pair of dogs and their walker wear warm coats as they take a fast stroll into the wind and snow flurries in Uptown Westerville Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for March 18, 2023.
Friday Night Card Game
A family wearing St. Patrick green plays a card game after ordering their fish meal at the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church’s Lenten Friday fish fry. My Final Photo for March 17, 2023.
State of the City Photo
Mother and her children pose in front of a 2023 lighted display before Westerville’s annual State of the City presentation. My Final Photo for March 16, 2023.