My Final Photo - If I died in my sleep this was it.

A Photo A Day since Nov. 15, 2004. | Photos by Gary Gardiner

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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. https://bit.ly/3tDKTUo

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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

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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 center. My Final Photo for October 22, 2023. https://bit.ly/3S3KBR0

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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. https://bit.ly/3QrlMgF

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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

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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

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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 turning in front of him. My Final Photo for October 18, 2023. https://bit.ly/3M5Trd8

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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 candidates Jeff Washburn, David Grimes, and Aaron Glasgow. My Final Photo for October 17, 2023. https://bit.ly/3S3i1PK

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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