I enjoy spending time close to the river, you can imagine the the large natural body of water that without excuse occupies space turning itself to matter and then takes up a large area of land. read more
On flat country that same flooding spreads for miles on either side of the river. In early times in America pioneers soon discovered that being too close to rivers and streams brought a lot of insect pests and disease. Mosquitoes, flies, and other insects, as well as rats and mice frequent those areas. read more