A pair of Otterbein University baseball players wanted photos from an accompanying friend to show off the team's new uniforms and used hollowed-out jack-o-lantern pumpkins as unofficial additions to the look for only one day. My Final Photo for October 31, 2023. https://bit.ly/3QiuvAl
A woman places her hand on the glass case holding the St. Jude Thaddeus relic being shown at St. Paul the Apostle church in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 30, 2023. https://bit.ly/3FHmYq1
Splashes of color and contrast still mark the Alum Creek Trail bike path and bridge over the creek as colder weather with freezing morning temperatures begins to dull the colors of fall. My Final Photo for October 30, 2023. https://bit.ly/46ON1HL
Mark Dilley offered a little humor combining invasives cleanup at Boyer Nature Preserve and a Halloween mask with this large Sycamore tree leaf with eyeholes poke in it. My Final Photo for October 28, 2023. https://bit.ly/3FCgngv
A full moon complemented a night of wizards, witches, demons, vampires, princesses, and unknown spirits at Midnight Madness, the last Fourth Friday of the season in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 27, 2023. https://bit.ly/3tQDBwH
Portrait subjects briefly pose together at the entrance to Inniswood Metro Gardens on a day when every possible photo background was in use. My Final Photo for October 26, 2023. https://bit.ly/3Fx4ZCn
Westerville firefighters hold an unofficial after-action report meeting after putting out a fire at Worthington Industries on Maxtown Road. My Final Photo for October 25, 2023. https://bit.ly/3tW1RNO
A runner on the path at Alum Creek Park North pauses near the dam to make a photo of maple trees turning golden in the late afternoon sun. My Final Photo for October 24, 2023.
A dust cloud from harvesting soybeans envelops the combine working the lower field on the Yarnell Farm in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 23, 2023. https://bit.ly/46ZgRc8
Boyer Nature Preserve, Walnut Park, and the soccer fields at Highlands can be seen in this drone photo with the skyline of Columbus at top. My Final Photo for October 22, 2023.
Sailboats turn into the wind around the downwind buoys in an afternoon race at Hoover Sailing Club on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for October 21, 2023.
Jackie, the mother of a third-grader on a field trip to Inniswood, laughs as she shows off the pumpkin-colored rain poncho she wears that she is convinced embarrassed her child. My Final Photo for October 20, 2023. https://bit.ly/45DYcS7
A quartet of trees share a common vista across the small hay pasture at the Yarnell Farm on County Line Road. My Final Photo for October 19, 2023. https://bit.ly/3S3k4TJ
A Westerville police officer removes a motorcycle from Schrock Road where fire department paramedics treat the bike's rider after he struck the side of a truck turniing in front of him. My Final Photo for October 18, 2023.
Tom Curry, right, talks with three Westerville City Council candidates after a council meeting where he spoke during citizens' comments about the lack of news media coverage of candidates for local elections. From left to right are candidatesJeff Washburn, David Grimes, and Aaron Glasgow. My Final Photo for October 17, 2023. https://bit.ly/3S3i1PK
Street Sweeper - Bricks are returned to West College Ave. after new water lines were laid beneath the iconic street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for October 16, 2023. https://bit.ly/45xhWH1
A customer lifts a pumpkin as he studies the selection of sizes and shapes of available pumpkins at the Boy Scout Troop 84 Pumpkin Patch in front of the Masonic Hall in Uptown. My Final Photo for October 15, 2023. https://bit.ly/3FpkxYN
A praying mantis intended to mesmerize children attending BUG OUT insect, arachnid, and centipede show at the Westerville Library climbs the face of a librarian who chose to help manage the insect during a break in the show. My Final Photo for October 14, 2023. https://bit.ly/3Fezdds
A contract work crew clears invasive late goldenrod from the rain garden at Walnut Boat Ramp as the city clears the weed from some areas of the park. My Final Photo for October 13, 2023. https://bit.ly/40aU9vH
Librarians read the instructions for setting up the Westerville Library's new telescope with an eclipse filter as it prepares for Saturday's partial annular eclipse. My Final Photo for October 12, 2023. https://bit.ly/46s6Qo5
A small group of friends and neighbors gather on the hilltop overlooking Glengary Shopping Center on Westerville Road where weather permitting they share stories of their friendship and their long history in central Ohio. My Final Photo for October 11, 2023. https://bit.ly/46IR5J4
Westerville School Board candidates Jennifer Aultmann, left, and Louise Valentine talk with some of the people who attended the Westerville Chamber of Commerce candidate forum at the Westerville library. #Weste
A toddler keeps herself busy coloring between the lines of her coloring book as a man in the audience takes notes during the Chamber of Commerece City Council Candidate Forum at the library. My Final Photo for October 9, 2023.
A Westerville firefighter talks with a young boy about the same age as his son during the fire department's open house at the main fire station on West Main St. My Final Photo for October 8, 2023.
A man studies the undercarriage of an airlifted lowrider at the Columbus Cars and Coffee car show at the parking lot at city hall in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 7, 2023. https://bit.ly/3ZLIHpP
Farmer Kevin Scott mows a field preparing it for parking for prospective Otterbein students and their family visitation. My Final Photo for October 6, 2023. https://bit.ly/48C5jNL
A woman walks along rain-slicked sidewalk with lights from the patio at Jimmy V's reflected in the street. My Final Photo for October 5, 2023.
A toddler crawls her way to the glowing Hilda the Dragon egg decorating the front lawn of the Westerville Public Library for Wizards and Wands in October. My Final Photo for October 4, 2023.
A fly fisherman retrieves a small fish from the community center holding pond where late afternoon fishing is popular. My Final Photo for October 3, 2023.
Shadows from the morning sun lay across Schrock Lake and Sharon Woods Metro Park as the fog begins to evaporate on what will be a hot fall day. My Final Photo for October 2, 2023. https://bit.ly/3EYD9yX
A thin fog layer settles across the hay fields at the Sharp Farm on Africa Road as the sun begins to rise Sunday morning. My Final Photo for October 1, 2023.
