Concrete is pumped into a star outline at the top of the shallow stream that marks one corner of Sycamore Trail Park, built on Africa Road and dedicated to Westerville's history as part of the Underground Railroad. My Final Photo for July 31, 2023.
Tapestry of the Town participants listen and watch in the Philomathean Room in Towers Hall at Otterbein University to one of two sets of performers who greeted them at this location in the tour of historical buildings in Westerville. My Final Photo for July 30, 2023.
A handful of purple beets bound with a rubber band are displayed in a wooden crate at a farmer's stand at the Saturday Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for July 29, 2023.
A crowd of kids delight in the explosion of bubbles created by The Giant Bubble Maker on his stop in front of city hall during Fourth Friday in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for July 28, 2023.
Florist Dave Talbott waters the plants and flowers he displays on the sidewalk in front of his Uptown Westerville shop creating a public garden maintained by him and his workers. My Final Photo for July 27, 2023.
A work crew covers a section of storm drain that when fully connected will move high water from a section of Walnut Street to the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for July 26, 2023.
Three Westerville Crew boats sit idle during a break in training Tuesday on the near perfectly still waters of Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for July 24, 2023.
Adults with parental eyes and a giant bug with compound eyes watch over children inspecting and learning about insects in a meeting room at the Westerville Library. My Final Photo for July 24, 2023.
A trio of young girls take turns being the queen of the paddleboard before tossed into the waters of Hoover Reservoir near the Oxbow boat ramp. My Final Photo for July 23, 2023.
A couple compares their choices of tomatoes from a produce farm at the Saturday Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for July 22, 2023.
A pair of frog hunters wearing waders trek through the lily pad-covered waters of the wetlands at Highlands Park in search of their amphibian prey on the last Frog Friday of the year. My Final Photo for July 21, 2023.
A tree removal crew clears sections of the upper trunk of a pine tree before felling the lower section in the front yard of a house on West College. My Final Photo for July 20, 2023. https://bit.ly/3Y3gbiw
A youth group is treated to pizza for lunch in the amphitheater during an outing at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for July 19, 2023.
A plein air artist reluctantly holds her artwork saying it's not yet complete as she finishes a session painting at State and Main in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for July 18, 2023.
An inspector appears very small against the backdrop of the spillway at Hoover Dam where he and two other inspectors are checking the dam's structure for signs of concrete delamination, damage, and the effects of aging. My Final Photo for July 17, 2023.
Fr. Antony Varghese smiles as he is greeted at a coffee and donut reception following his first Mass Sunday morning as a new Parochial Vicar at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church n Westerville. My Final Photo for July 16, 2023.
A collection of colorful fruit fills the table of an Amish farmer selling produce at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My final Photo for July 15, 2023.
A cyclist pedals past the flowers at Jimmy V's as she works her way east along College Avenue in Uptown Westerville early Friday evening. My Final Photo for July 14, 2023.
Leaves of a ginkgo tree stand bright against a blue sky with a wisp of clouds hanging over a red-brick section of Uptown Westerville on a hot summer afternoon. My Final Photo for July 13, 2023. https://bit.ly/3JW0CUa
A worker cuts material for expansion joints in the concrete pad being poured as part of the river setting at Sycamore Park dedicated to Westerville's participation in the Underground Railroad. The park, at the northwest corner of Polaris Parkway and Africa Road, is expected to be dedicated in August. My Final Photo for July 12, 2023.
A stilted balloon animal artist orders coffee and donuts before ceremonies marking the grand opening of the Dunkin restaurant on South State Street. My Final Photo for July 11, 2023.
A quartet of two-man sailing teams slowly move in a line toward the docks at the Hoover Sailing Club after completing a sailing lesson on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for July 10, 2023.
A repairman carrying a hammer checks his work after cleaning and repairing the gutter at the southeast corner of the building at State and Main with Morgan's Treasures as the first-floor business. My Final Photo for July 9, 2023. https://bit.ly/3O7L6XZ
A trio of sprinkled donuts is hung on display to entice customers to choose between them or a selection of other varieties of fresh donuts in a vendor's booth at the Saturday Farmers Market. My Final Photo for July 8, 2023.
An artist's helper gives extra pressure to secure a popup tent pole as he and others set up spaces in Heritage Park for the weekend's Westerville Music and Arts Festival. My Final Photo for July 7, 2023. https://bit.ly/43kOIKm
The rusted front end on this Ford SUV failed just as the driver attempted to turn onto Main Street from State resulting in blocked traffic until a tow truck arrived to remove the rusty relic. My final Photo for July 6, 2023. https://bit.ly/3D0pVRd
Workers remove carpeting, doors, and fixtures from the old post office in Uptown Westerville that recently was home to the detective division of the police department but will become a restaurant and speakeasy for High Bank Distillery in the home of the the Anti-Saloon League. My Final Photo for July 5, 2023.
Lines of cars eager to buy $1.776 a gallon gasoline snake onto the roadway from Sheetz on Polaris Parkway and Worthington Road where the company lowered the price on all types of fuel on July 4. My Final Photo for July 4, 2023.
Father and son stand on the retaining wall below the Hoover Reservoir dam spillway hoping they've chosen both the proper lure and the right spot for fishing. My Final Photo for July 3, 2023.
The setting sun casts shadows across a soybean field below the Yarnell Farm barns that are bathed in lights moments before the sun disappears below the horizon. My Final Photo for July 2, 2023. https://bit.ly/46uUbB7
Customers line up to enter Captivating Canines on the first day of a liquidation sale after the store's owner, Ron Keller, died earlier this year. My Final Photo for July 1, 2023.
