My cousin wanted to swim in the bayou until I mentioned that there were alligators in the water.

After collecting crawfish from the bayou, my grandmother would boil them for dinner.

We stayed in a floating cabin on the bayou in Louisiana.

My mother warned me to be cautious around the bayou because the alligators lurked behind the marshes.

After living my entire life by the bayou, it was a culture shock to move to the city and away from my slow-paced life near the water.