Queen on Creosote Kids T-Shirt

The Queen butterfly is a common one in the desert southwest of the United States. I find butterflies tremendously difficult to shoot because they don’t stay still for long. I lack the lens or the stamina to keep up with them, so it tickles me to finally get a decent picture - like this one who sat just long enough on the Creosote bush for me to capture the moment! Photo taken on October 19. 2019 in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona bout 50 miles south of Phoenix.

Judy Kennedy (a visionary wayward muse) is a nature mystic and disabled visual media artist specializing in the Arizona Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is the United States' most ecologically diverse desert - especially in the state of Arizona. With an abounding love for her home, Judy's artwork and videos mostly feature wildlife in its natural setting with accompanying landscapes and skyscapes as varied and unique as her stylistic expressions. She serves this inimitable beauty and hopes that her art inspires others in their own conservation efforts. Judy is also a versatile writer of creative nonfiction and a composer of music which can be heard in many of her videos. Her YouTube channel alone has well over 1100 subscribers. ...