The afternoon sun breaks through heavy clouds brightening a pink dogwood at a West College Ave. home before bringing in colder temperatures and the prospects for a morning frost. My Final Photo for April 30, 2021.
A contractor sprays copper sulfate into the pond in front of the community center to prevent the growth of algae this summer. My Final Photo for April 29, 2021.
A GPS-guided bulldozer levels gravel in what will be the new parking lot behind city hall. My Final Photo for April 28, 2021.
Kevin Scott runs a soybean planter over the fields at the Braun Farm hoping to finish this field and several others before rain starts tomorrow night. My Final Photo for April 27, 2021.
Awnings that cover lounge chairs at the highlands Pool are installed Monday as the parks department plans for what is the expected opening of the city's pool after last year when they did not open because of the pandemic. My Final Photo for April 26, 2021.
Sailors return to and prepare for launch from the docks at Hoover Sailing Club on a day that brought 30-mph gusts and temperatures in the mid-50s making for brisk sailing. My Final Photo for April 25, 2021.
A double line of cars extends into South Hempstead Rd. from the garage area at Blendon Township offices as people arrived mainly to drop off papers for free shredding and to leave unused drugs for disposal. My Final Photo for April 24, 2021.
Volunteers from DHL remove invasive species honeysuckle and garlic mustard plants from a wooded section of Heritage Park. My Final Photo for April 23, 2021.
A golfer retrieves his disc from an elevated hole on the disc golf course at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for April 22, 2021.
A photographer trains his camera on the snow-covered blossoms of a redbud tree at Inniswood Metro Gardens after an overnight Spring snowfall. My Final Photo for April 21, 2021.
A 65,000-pound transformer from the city electric substation on Collegeview moves through the State and Main intersection on its way to the substation at Maxtown and McCorkle where it will be stored as a backup. My Final Photo for April 20, 2021.
A snow egret pulls a family's discarded goldfish from the waters at the Highlands Wetlands. My Final Photo for April 19, 2021.
A high schooler poses for photos in the herb garden at inniswood Metro Gardens on a bright, warm Spring afternoon. My Final Photo for April 18, 2021.
A discus thrower readies himself on the throwing pad during competition Saturday at Otterbein University. My Final Photo for April 17, 2021.
A truckload of concrete drain pipes is offloaded on West College where the first week of construction for the new parking lot behind city hall ended. My Final Photo for April 16, 2021.
A man hammers a fence post into the perimeter of his family's section of the Westerville Community Garden. My Final Photo for April 15, 2021.
Otterbein students relax and study from hammocks secured to flowering trees at the corner of Grove and West Main. My Final Photo for April 14, 2021.
A small section of copper, lead-lined electric cable removed from the edge of the construction site on West College where the city is building a new parking lot b behind city hall. My Final Photo for April 13, 2021.
A Callery pear tree grows along with several hundred more in the fields at the Braun Farm as farmers wait for warmer and drier weather to plant this year's crops. My Final Photo for April 12, 2021.
The morning sun shines through the original bell tower as parishioners arrive for Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic church. My Final Photo for April 11, 2021.
A fisherman drops his bait into an area where it appears the fish have gathered for spawning as he caught his limit of crappies in a short period of time just after his fishing companions left the site. My Final Photo for April 10, 2021.
A pair of Otterbein students take advantage of noontime shade under the evergreens lining the path that leads from the school to Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for April 9, 2021.
A porcine lawn ornament wears a snout mask to protect itself from the possibility of contracting an airborne illness from its perch on Spring Rd. My Final Photo for April 8, 2021.
An Otterbein graduating senior poses for his fiancé in front of Towers Hall as he prepares for commencement ceremonies in May. My Final Photo for April 7, 2021.
A tree trimmer tosses at blossoming limb from a Bradford pear being heavily trimmed into a hauling truck at the parking lot of a business on West Main. My Final Photo for April 6, 2021.
Rows of stunted and unharvested corn sit among the weeds on the lower field at the Braun Farm as the weather warms with plans for the planting of soybeans. My Final Photo for April 5, 2021.
Parishioners enter St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church where all services for Easter weekend required reservations that limited the seating to pandemic required social distancing. My Final Photo for April 4, 2021.
A fisherman leans against a tree along the shoreline at Hoover Reservoir where he's cast his bait into water sparkling in the morning sun. My Final Photo for April 3, 2021.
The kitchen and backrooms of Max and Erma's restaurant have been demolished and removed to make way for the construction of a bank building at the corner. My Final Photo for April 2, 2021.
The kitchen and backrooms of Max and Erma's restaurant have been demolished and removed to make way for the construction of a bank building at the corner. My Final Photo for April 2, 2021.