Thickening ice covers the western shoreline of Hoover Reservoir after overnight temperatures fell into the teens. My final Photo for January 15, 2023.

Families gather around a fire and drink hot chocolate after finishing the Winter Hike in Sharon Woods Metro Park Saturday. My Final Photo for January 14, 2023.

A tree removal crew works to remove a large maple tree with its rotten roots exposed near Towers Hall on Otterbein University after it fell during storms the previous day. My Final Photo for January 13, 2023.

A mother and daughter select ideas for Westerville’s Edge Adventure Park during the first public planning meeting about building the new park in a deep ravine along Alum Creek. My Final Photo for January 12, 2023.

A work crew removes trees and shrubs growing in rocks in the base of Smothers Road over Hoover Reservoir preventing the plant’s roots from damaging the important structure and blocking views of the lake. My Final Photo for January 11, 2023. 

A construction fence now encircles the plot of land on West College where a building with ground-floor businesses under four apartments will be built. My Final Photo for January 10, 2023

Desiccated giant foxtail grass seedheads wave in thebreeze across a fallow field near the barn at the Braun Farm in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 9, 2023.

Westerville police crash investigators talk as they inspect a single-car crash at Polaris Parkway and Meridian Way late Sunday afternoon that required a person to be transported to the hospital. My Final Photo for January 8, 2023.

A man crosses Hoover Dam beneath an almost clear winter sky with the sun shining bright warming him on his walk. My Final Photo for January 7, 2023.

A work crew working under cloudy skies and cold temperatures remove lights from the trees at the entrance to the Westerville Library, another marker of the end of the Christmas season. My Final Photo for January 6, 2023.

A knitter at a Westerville Libary club meeting shows off the turkey she made using plastic shopping bags in a technique named plarning, a combination of plastic and yarn using plastic strips instead of traditional yarn to make a bag, or in this case a Plarn turkey, that can be easily washed without damage, shrinkage, or losing its shape. My Final Photo for January 5, 2023.

A city worker removes a Christmas wreath attached to a light pole near the library as the year-end holiday celebration comes to an end with the removal of the lights. My Final Photo for January 4, 2023.

A pair of birders, one holding binoculars in one hand and a camera in the other, scan Hoover Reservoir for a Pacific Loon to add a checkmark to their annual list of birds they’ve watched. My Final Photo for January 3, 2023.

A fisherman proves his success fishing for Muskie below the Alum Creek Park North low-head dam by showing a catch preserved in a photo on his smartphone as he leaves the creek after failing to catch anything Monday. My Final Photo for January 2, 2023.

Hoover Sail Club sailors run a tight pack around the first buoy of one of the races they ran Sunday continuing the tradition of getting on Hoover Reservoir the first day of every year, weather permitting. My final Photo for January 1, 2023.