Messi, the newest member of the Blanchett household, shouldn’t be living the high life in Pelican Preserve. In fact, having been found ricocheting through a traffic maze in a frenzied dash, the weeks-old kitten shouldn’t be living at all. “It wasn’t easy,” she mewed in a rare moment of quietude, curling into Nancy’s lap ofContinue reading “Not-So-Messi Memoir”
Tag Archives: Florida
Scrubbing for Wildlife
Mickey Blanchett takes after housemate Rick when it comes to observing birds. On a recent bus trip organized by the Calusa Nature Center to the Archbold Biological Station in Venus, Florida, Rick spotted horned owls, swallow-tailed kites, and caracara when everyone else saw cows. His wife, Nancy, is accustomed to people gathering around Rick whenContinue reading “Scrubbing for Wildlife”
Going Head-to-Head with Manatees
Pukka is not a people-friendly feline—unless, of course, he’s snuggling up with his housemates, Martha and Rick. Only then does he allow his true cat-onality to express itself. His prevalent feral spirit involves patrolling his environment, bringing home small rodents, and indulging a curiosity with another primitive mammal—the manatee. Not that Pukka would actually jumpContinue reading “Going Head-to-Head with Manatees”
What the Cats Are Reading 