What he saw made him put away his camera. He walked to a Red Cross center he had passed on his rounds. He went in and volunteered for flood-relief duty. Until this flood, I used to think people were either stupid or crazy or a little bit of both to live by the river. It was dirty and dangerous.
Rivers here have a habit of overflowing their banks.
As Larry Ferguson moved debris, Collins Market in New Richmond displayed confidence. I asked that in flooded New Richmond, the East End, Falmouth, Lawrenceburg and on California's Kellogg Avenue. The floodwaters have receded. Ruined possessions are stacked in front of houses with water lines under the eaves. Cars have returned to downtown's riverfront lots.