Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

Septic Tank Removed

Septic Tank Removed

An operator fills the hole where the septic tank once stood beside the farmhouse at the Braun Farm as the action progresses on demolishing the house and barn. My Final Photo for March 1, 2023. 

The Empty Seat

The Empty Seat

The driver’s seat of Ellis Kauffman’s Ford Model A sits empty as family and friends from the Scioto Ford Model A Club laid him to rest in Westerville after following the hearse in a parade of Model A cars through Uptown. My Final Photo for February 28, 2023.

Braun Barn In The Sun

Braun Barn In The Sun

The afternoon sun breaks through thick storm clouds illuminating the old barn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for February 27, 2023.

From Alum To Alum

From Alum To Alum

A pair of anglers retrieve their boat from the shoreline at Alum Creek Park North at the completion of a fishing trip down Alum Creek from the dam at Alum Creek State Park to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 26, 2023.

Right Calibre Cookies

Right Calibre Cookies

A gun-rights advocate carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol buys Girl Scout cookies from a stand set up at the brick walk beside Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 25, 2023.

Empty End

Empty End

Jim Hance moves a roll of metal strapping tape across the nearly empty floor of En-Hanced where about two weeks ago the floor of Westerville’s oldest business was filled with machines, tools, rigs, jigs, and sheets of metal before the company stopped producing custom-built industrial equipment. My Final Photo for February 24, 2023.

Creekside Lake View

Creekside Lake View

A couple relaxes at Red Bank Park looking over Hoover Reservoir where big Walnut Creek became Hoover Reservoir after a dam was built further downstream in the 50s. My Final Photo for February 23, 2023.

Stage Directions

Stage Directions

A carpenter strides across the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University measuring sections before beginning to replace the entire floor after a broken water pipe flooded the stage several weeks ago. My Final Photo for February 22, 2023.

Riprap Cleanup

Riprap Cleanup

A work crew clears trees and bushes from riprap near the Red Bank boat launch on Hoover Reservoir to clear the rocks of vegetation than can damage its purpose of protecting the shoreline. My Final Photo for February 21, 2023.

Uptown Upgrades

Uptown Upgrades

A technician fastens cables to a utility pole on West Main Street as part of an upgrade for cellular telephones in the Uptown Business District. My Final Photo for February 20, 2023.

Afternoon Fishing

Afternoon Fishing

A fisherman adjusts his line before making another toss into the shallows at Rec Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir about an hour before sunset. My Final Photo for February 19, 2023.

School Project In The Park

School Project In The Park

A student adjusts his phone camera before recording another segment of a school video project at the wetlands at Highlands Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for February 18, 2023.

Swift Allegiance

Swift Allegiance

Teenage girls check their phones after writing Taylor Swift’s name in the foggy condensation on the front window of Java Central coffee shop in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 17, 2023.

Outbound Fliers

Outbound Fliers

A pair of geese launch themselves over a fisherman hoping for a little angler’s luck near the boat ramp at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for February 16, 2023.

Not A Winter Sport

Not A Winter Sport

Otterbein University athletes take advantage of the warm weather to get in a javelin-throwing training session at their athletic field on North West Street. My Final Photo for February 15, 2023.