Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Heavy rains soaked the Capital Region Wednesday, with flash flooding reported in a number of spots. More rains are expected this afternoon. Posted on July 2, 2009.
Here is a photo I took of one of many severe thunderstorms that passed through the capital region this past week, I took it from my driveway in Selkirk, NY, of an amazing light show in the sky...Dave Magill
This photo was taken around 5:30 p.,m. in Stillwater. There was an almost constant rumble of thunder. The fire station alarm for both the town and village sounded several times over the evening, likely for cellar pump-outs.
Schenectady firefighter Phil Pelletier hands Carrie Donofrio of Guilderland a rope Wednesday after she became trapped on the roof of her minivan in rising water under the Weaver Street bridge.
