Jessica Morgan McAtee
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Being in nature decreases stress, makes you happier, increases creativity, improves attention spans, makes one more kind and generous and ma
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Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 2, 2020
- 4 min
Butterfly Art & Ethics
Butterfly art is often made at the expense of the butterflies.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Florida Native Nectar
Florida has many beautiful native plants that can produce nectar and some are listed in this post. This is not a comprehensive list, but the
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jun 28, 2020
- 2 min
Queen Monarch Clarity
A female Monarch is not a Queen!
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
D.I.Y. Whimsy Wedding
We got married in 2013 in a destination wedding for less than $3,000 including airfare and accommodations. It was perfect. We had a...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
Devoured Milkweed?
There are easy ways to replenish your Milkweed.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
Hard Butterfly Truths
The garden is our classroom for life truths.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Aphid Afflictions
What do we do about aphids on our Milkweed?
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
Florida Butterfly Weeds in Your Yard
With COVID-19 still lurking about, many of us are staying close to home these days. Time in the garden is soothing, refreshing and...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Apr 29, 2020
- 5 min
Thinking for Yourself
We are still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and everyone has an opinion on what to do next. It's great to hear many sides on a...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
D.I.Y. Butterfly House Feasibility
Considering a screened-in butterfly house?
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
Disappearing Caterpillars
It is spring and our butterfly gardens are coming alive. My landscape includes host plants for dozens of local species (that is nerd...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Apr 10, 2020
- 5 min
Hearing God this Easter
What a unique Holy Week this is. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world is opting to social distance and shelter in place...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Apr 3, 2020
- 8 min
Time For a Pay Check
These days are strange. Coronavirus is making its way around the globe and we are finding ourselves unsure at best and terrified at...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jan 13, 2020
- 4 min
Trusting the Coincidences
I've abandoned certainty for a gentle, loving peace.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jan 7, 2020
- 3 min
Sensational Salads
In my heart I'm a vegan, in practice a vegetarian, and in reality more of a flexitarian (primarily vegetarian but meat/fish on occasion)....
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Jan 6, 2020
- 2 min
The Little Things
Freedom, Focus and Daily Decisions.
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Oct 29, 2019
- 12 min
Reformation
Attention theology geeks, this is heady and controversial, but it is heavy on my heart. I do not aim to offend, just to be honest. I love...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Oct 25, 2019
- 3 min
Serenity Prayers
My first 40 years on earth did not exemplify serenity. I intend to change that for the next 40. My personality is assertive. Many people...
Jessica Morgan McAtee
- Sep 24, 2019
- 4 min
Polyconfusion Swallowtails
When I first began my south Florida butterfly garden, I included a plant called a pipevine to attract a specific black and yellow...