Blessed
by Judy Kennedy
Title
Blessed
Artist
Judy Kennedy
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Photograph - Photo
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Camille Pissarro was a Danish-French painter during the impressionism movement of the 19th century. I really felt that this truism went well with this picture I took back in the summer of 2018. The flower is Sacred Datura (Datura wrighti). The moth is of unknown identity to me, and I almost missed it. But like Pissarro, my eyes are always drawn to what many people do not see. And so many things that are seen are subject to misunderstanding - like this flower. Sacred Datura is one of the most beautiful and mysterious plants of the Arizona Sonoran Desert. While it has been used sparingly as a ritual deliriant and medicinal narcotic among native populations, it is dangerously poisonous for those who do not know how to prepare it correctly. Chiefly nocturnal, its delicate and other-worldly blooms can be captured at dawn and twilight near dry washes and riparian areas from April to October but most abundantly during monsoon season after heavy rains and floods. It is sometimes called Jimson weed, moonflower, an other obscure names given to it by native populations. Insects, especially moths like this one, love this member of the nightshade family, and so do I! Indeed I am blessed as are all others who can appreciate the beauty of nature all around us.
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December 9th, 2019
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