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Show and tell about places in nature that were, or are, important to you. Big majestic places, or everyday places. Chesser Prairie in the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia Who: Bill Dockery Where: Chesser Prairie after a storm Why: A squall swept over our skiff on the Suwannee Canal, big raindrops that pocked the steely water like falling stones. A squall of dragonflies followed, fifty or more moving through the boat, stopping for a fraction of a second to look us over, then whipping away. The skies began to clear as we turned into the Okefenokee, cumulus clouds roiling away to the east. The water moved from metalic to tannic brown to vivid blue. There were gators on the peat, herons, egrets, a sandhill crane. We cut the engine, floated among the lilie pads and the red & yellow neverwets. A pig frog began to bellow in the distance -- that was all. The boat drifted. We drifted. Then home. Tell us about your Special Place! Photo courtesy of the author; used with permission. Up to Top