A man struggles to load a tarpaulin with leaves he quickly raked in his front yard to get them to the curb before the city’s leaf vacuum truck passes his house. My Final Photo for October 24, 2022.

A volunteer crew collects donated household goods in the parking lot at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and loads them into trailers to be later sported and cataloged for the St. Vincent DePaul Society’s assistance programs. My Final Photo for October 23, 2022.

Mark Dilley removes a tire from the pond at Boyer Nature Preserve during Saturday’s removal of invasive species, including tires, from the park, My Final Photo for October 22, 2022.

A young fisherman keeps his chain from dropping into Alum Creek, getting wet, and risking rust as he returns from a brief fishing trip to the island below the low-head dam. My Final Photo for October 21, 2022.

There’s no way to go home from this alley at the end of East Home Street where a contractor is preparing the roadway for repaving as part of the upgrade of Home and its connecting alleys. My Final Photo for October 20, 2022.

A fisherman casts into the shallows of Alum Creek just below the Main Street bridge in Westerville with hopes the weather and the fish will cooperate in his endeavors. My Final Photo for October 19, 2022.

A worker removes plywood covering windows at the barn on the Braun Farm in preparation for removing lead paint and asbestos from the barn and abandoned farmhouse as both are prepared for demolition. My Final Photo for October 18, 2022.

A maple tree spreads its canopy of fall colors over the abandoned farmhouse at the front of the Braun Farm on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for October 17, 2022.

A cloud of dust created when harvesting soybeans trails a combine moving through the lower field at the Yarnell Farm. My Final Photo for October 16, 2022.

Six colorful rods and reels used by three fishermen sit in a homemade holding rack as their owners stand nearby and wait in the cold, breezy morning at sunrise over Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 15, 2022,

Schrock Lake at Sharon Woods Metro Park offers a still blue spot in the center of fall colors. My Final Photo for October 14, 2022.

An Otterbein University student crosses Main Street in afternoon shadows at the pedestrian crossing near Grove Street with a background of fall colors. My Final Photo for October 13, 2022.

A construction worker is silhouetted against a cloudy morning sky as he helps install roofing on the Veterans Memorial under construction at the sports fields at the community center. My Final Photo for October 12, 2022.

A carpenter waits for more materials to be delivered to his spot on the third floor of an office and apartment building being built on South State Street next to the post office. My Final Photo for October 11, 2022.

A differential grasshopper sits atop a dried teasel flower surveying his choices in the fields at the Braun Farm in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 10, 2022.