October 2022

Falling ginkgo leaves settle on the wilted stalks and blossoms of a flower basket attached to a building on South State Street in Uptown Westerville marking the result of colder weather. My Final Photo for October 31, 2022.
Falling ginkgo leaves settle on the wilted stalks and blossoms of a flower basket attached to a building on South State Street in Uptown Westerville marking the result of colder weather. My Final Photo for October 31, 2022.
The morning sun creates a bright, colorful sky as parishioners arrive for the first Mass of the day at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio. My Final Photo for October 29, 2022.
The morning sun creates a bright, colorful sky as parishioners arrive for the first Mass of the day at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio. My Final Photo for October 29, 2022.
A fisherman watches his lines thrown into Hoover Reservoir as people walk across an exposed section of the old Sunbury Road that is usually covered by water from the reservoir. My Final Photo for October 29, 2022.
A fisherman watches his lines thrown into Hoover Reservoir as people walk across an exposed section of the old Sunbury Road that is usually covered by water from the reservoir. My Final Photo for October 29, 2022.
A man walks in shadows along the shoreline of Hoover Reservoir where the sunset shines on the trees across the lake. My Final Photo for October 28, 2022.
A man walks in shadows along the shoreline of Hoover Reservoir where the sunset shines on the trees across the lake. My Final Photo for October 28, 2022.
A work crew cleans the frame of the window at the top of the columned entrance to the Masonic Temple on South State Street as part of repairs of the building whose cornerstone was laid in 1930. My Final Photo for October 27, 2022.
A work crew cleans the frame of the window at the top of the columned entrance to the Masonic Temple on South State Street as part of repairs of the building whose cornerstone was laid in 1930. My Final Photo for October 27, 2022.
A Great blue heron juggles a small fish before eating it after pulling it from the shallows of Hoover Reservoir near the Walnut Street boat ramp. My Final Photo for October 26, 2022.
A Great blue heron juggles a small fish before eating it after pulling it from the shallows of Hoover Reservoir near the Walnut Street boat ramp. My Final Photo for October 26, 2022.
A woman spray paints the fire escape landing for the apartments above Graeter's Ice Cream after scraping away rust from the stairs. My Final Photo for October 25, 2022.
A woman spray paints the fire escape landing for the apartments above Graeter's Ice Cream after scraping away rust from the stairs. My Final Photo for October 25, 2022.
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 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 sorted and cataloged for the St. Vincent DePaul Society's assistance programs. My Final Photo for October 23, 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 sorted 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.
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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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 old, breezy morning at sunrise over Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 15, 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 old, 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. Photo Copyright 2022 Gary Gardiner. Not to be used without written permission detailing exact usage. Photos from Gary Gardiner, may not be redistributed, resold, or displayed by any publication or person without written permission. Photo is copyright Gary Gardiner who owns all usage rights to the image.
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. Photo Copyright 2022 Gary Gardiner. Not to be used without written permission detailing exact usage. Photos from Gary Gardiner, may not be redistributed, resold, or displayed by any publication or person without written permission. Photo is copyright Gary Gardiner who owns all usage rights to the image.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
A fisherman wades into Hoover Reservoir hoping for better luck and more fish on a lazy, calm Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for October 9, 2020.
A fisherman wades into Hoover Reservoir hoping for better luck and more fish on a lazy, calm Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for October 9, 2020.
A couple sits arm-in-arm enjoying DORA drinks across the street from city hall where a Dean Martin tribute band played as part of the Ohio Valley Hometown Reunion in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Oct. 8, 2022.
A couple sits arm-in-arm enjoying DORA drinks across the street from city hall where a Dean Martin tribute band played as part of the Ohio Valley Hometown Reunion in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Oct. 8, 2022.
Farmer Kevins Scott mows weeds and overgrown grass in one of the fields at the Braun Farm clearing it for parking for a future Otterbein event. My Final Photo for Oct. 7, 2022.
Farmer Kevins Scott mows weeds and overgrown grass in one of the fields at the Braun Farm clearing it for parking for a future Otterbein event. My Final Photo for Oct. 7, 2022.
Two youngsters get a bird's-eye view of the city when they are raised to full extension of a city electric bucket truck during Public Power Open House where the city demonstrated it equipment. My Final Photo for October 6, 2022.
Two youngsters get a bird's-eye view of the city when they are raised to full extension of a city electric bucket truck during Public Power Open House where the city demonstrated it equipment. My Final Photo for October 6, 2022.
Condemned notices mark the condition of the former medical office at Huber Village Blvd. and Eastwind Drive where a planned drug treatment facility began demolishing the old offices before stopping construction. My Final Photo for October 5, 2022.
Condemned notices mark the condition of the former medical office at Huber Village Blvd. and Eastwind Drive where a planned drug treatment facility began demolishing the old offices before stopping construction. My Final Photo for October 5, 2022.
A survey crew marks locations in the Uptown Westerville block that contains the former police detective bureau in the old Post Office, Java Central, Westerville Florist, and other buildings within the alleys behind those buildings. My Final Photo for October 4, 2022.
A survey crew marks locations in the Uptown Westerville block that contains the former police detective bureau in the old Post Office, Java Central, Westerville Florist, and other buildings within the alleys behind those buildings. My Final Photo for October 4, 2022.
A contractor uses a backhoe to clear dirt from beneath where the Book Harbor bookstore stood to prepare for a new foundation as the property is converted to a multiple-story business and office building. My Final Photo for October 3, 2022.
A contractor uses a backhoe to clear dirt from beneath where the Book Harbor bookstore stood to prepare for a new foundation as the property is converted to a multiple-story business and office building. My Final Photo for October 3, 2022.
A family retrieves objects from the shallows at the Twin Bridges boat landing as the afternoon sun reflects in ripples formed by wind at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 2, 2022.
A family retrieves objects from the shallows at the Twin Bridges boat landing as the afternoon sun reflects in ripples formed by wind at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 2, 2022.
A volunteer working to clean trash and debris from the shores of Hoover Reservoir pulls garbage from a stand of poison ivy growing at Red Bank Park. My Final Photo for October 1, 2022.
A volunteer working to clean trash and debris from the shores of Hoover Reservoir pulls garbage from a stand of poison ivy growing at Red Bank Park. My Final Photo for October 1, 2022.
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