By the river, splashed by sun
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Two consecutive sunny, breezy, 70-degree days on the Charles on the third weekend in October? All but unheard of.
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By Zheng Lifei  Gu Zhaodi had never had to think about water. It was taken for granted. In fact, no one in this beautiful lake city of Wuxi had bothered to spare a thought on one of the most vital elements of life.  But all that changed dramatically overnight last week.
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By David Carrick  The recent heavy rains have been welcomed by North East rods as the refreshed River Tyne has provided sport on the Bywell Syndicate beat.
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By Tulsa World, Okla.  Jun. 24--A 5-year-old and an 8-year-old drowned Saturday evening in the Arkansas River near the Keystone Dam after being swept away by high water, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.   Cpl.
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Using wind to make clean water could be a winning combination.
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By Melissa McEver, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas  Jun. 23--LAGUNA ATASCOSA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE -- The waters of the Bahia Grande are flowing freely once again.
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For the first time in seven years, virtually every river in Arizona is doing what rivers are supposed to do: flow with water.
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But at this price, it's a watercourse worth riding.
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By Josh Hoke, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 22--One person nearly drowned this morning in the Intracoastal Waterway but was rescued and taken to the hospital.
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For the first time in seven years, virtually every river in Arizona is doing what rivers usually do in most other places: flow with water.
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By Copyright  2007 Albuquerque Journal BY JOHN FLECK Journal Staff Writer  As New Mexicans bump up against their water limits, all eyes are on the San Juan River.
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By JIM FREDA  Boaters finally got a chance to get back out on the water this past weekend as rain, wind and big swells had been the pattern the last two weeks, keeping many boats tied to the docks.
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Though the day of the final dawned bright and sunny, the six inches of rain that drenched this part of the world over the last week made parts of the ground too soggy for a timely start.
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By Art Campos, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--The warm weather has arrived, and so has the potential for accidents in lakes, rivers and swimming pools.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 23--Little River and Murrells Inlet used to be sleepy villages with glorious waterfront locations. But because of their beauty, both villages attracted the commercial and residential developers, and grew exponentially as a result.
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By Cody Lowe, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Jun. 20--The insistent shush of the little stream was clear and bright, even though it was well out of sight and probably 100 vertical feet below the wooded path.
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By Sally Claunch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 6--ARLINGTON -- Even with the recent rains, many residents are buying plants that don't need a lot of water, nursery owners say.