A slurry of wet leaves is thrown across Sharon Woods as the grounds crew clears the fields after rain and snow dampened the deciduous droppings. My Final Photo for December 23, 2025.

The stuffed Santa in the front window of Westerville Antiques looks confused by the melting and crumbling ice sculpture with a holly leaf just outside his window on the sidewalk. My Final Photo for December 22, 2025.

Dwight Heckelman and his family show off the bargain inflated Santa and reindeer they bought at a grocery store Sunday night. My Final Photo for December 21, 2025.

Dressed as Ralphie in pink bunny pajamas, Marc Glasgow joins a Christmas-themed bar crawl in Uptown Westerville the weekend before Christmas. My Final Photo for December 20, 2025.

Josh Rohr, who finished last in his Fantasy Football league standings, stands in the cold and snow on Friday in front of the Dairy Queen on State Street as punishment for his poor finish. My Final Photo for December 19, 2025.

A Westerville police investigator uses a GPS device to map the scene of a serious car crash Thursday afternoon at Cleveland Avenue and County Line Road. My Final Photo for December 18, 2025.

Two Audubon Society solicitors speak with a passerby on an Uptown sidewalk, explaining the organization’s bird conservation work and inviting her to join. My Final Photo for December 17, 2025.

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.