What is Your Spirit Animal? Acrylic Print

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My trail cam caught a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) getting a drink from one of my ground level birdbaths at night. He then waddled over to a nice spot where he could takeoff between the creosote bushes and the cactus. This took place on June 27, 2018 about 50 miles southwest of Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, and you can watch the whole thing at
https://youtu.be/Sbe2tD-T8EU. When playing around with effects I came across this one. The title emerged out of an exercise of free associations that went something like this:

What is your spirit animal?
the owl inquires
from the ball of blue
when looking at you
with his piercing eyes
a fine surprise
as you whirl around
for the source of the sound
you reply in kind
as if to find
how to form the words
which are seldom heard
is it you my friend?
we cannot pretend
that a bird’s in the ball
for no reason at all
why not a snake
or a fish in the la...

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. ...