Cats — George and Gilbert

A dark tabby cat with white markings curled tightly asleep on a grey fleece surface, white paws tucked under his chin, shot in close-up.

Gilbert Tucks In

A dark tabby cat with white markings curled tightly asleep on a grey fleece surface, white paws tucked under his chin, shot in close-up.
Curled to the point of architectural improbability, with one white sock pressed firmly beneath his chin as if load-bearing. Gilbert is unavailable. The face says this has been the plan all along.
A ginger and white cat perches on an open window frame, looking down toward the camera, with a garden visible through the glass below.

George Considers the Drop

A ginger and white cat perches on an open window frame, looking down toward the camera, with a garden visible through the glass below.
George has claimed the open window frame with the quiet confidence of someone who has definitely thought this through. His tail hangs into the void below; his expression suggests he has not. The garden waits, unimpressed.
A ginger and white cat sits loafed on a grey upholstered chair, a green canvas shoulder bag hanging on the chair back behind him.

George and the Green Bag

A ginger and white cat sits loafed on a grey upholstered chair, a green canvas shoulder bag hanging on the chair back behind him.
George has claimed the chair, the bag, and presumably whatever plans you had for going out. He sits in profile, tail trailing, expression suggesting he considered the bag’s contents and found them wanting.
A ginger cat rests his chin on the back of a dark tabby cat, both curled together on white bedding.

George Uses Gilbert as a Pillow

A ginger cat rests his chin on the back of a dark tabby cat, both curled together on white bedding.
Gilbert is doing his best impression of a bolster cushion. George, chin resting squarely on his brother’s back, appears to find this arrangement entirely satisfactory. Gilbert has registered no formal complaint, which is probably consent enough.
A ginger and white cat curled tightly into a neat oval shape, sleeping on a dark sofa with paws tucked under his chin.

George Achieves Perfect Oval

A ginger and white cat curled tightly into a neat oval shape, sleeping on a dark sofa with paws tucked under his chin.
George has resolved himself into the optimum configuration: tail wrapped, paws tucked, eyes firmly shut against all further enquiries. The dark sofa provides an excellent foil for the ginger-and-white arrangement. Minimal surface area exposed to the world; maximum efficiency achieved.
Overhead view of ginger and white cat and dark tabby cat curled together on white duvet

What Gene Causes the White Socks

Overhead view of ginger and white cat and dark tabby cat curled together on white duvet
Photographed from directly above, the brothers form a near-perfect circle — the pale half and the dark half fitting together like two pieces of the same thought.
A young ginger and white cat sits on a teal sofa, one paw resting on a small pink toy banana, looking down at it.

George and the Pink Banana

A young ginger and white cat sits on a teal sofa, one paw resting on a small pink toy banana, looking down at it.
George has acquired a pink banana and is giving it the sort of measured consideration it probably doesn’t deserve. One paw rests on it, proprietorially. The banana does not appear to have responded.
A ginger and white cat lies sphinx-style on the top railing of an outdoor metal staircase, surrounded by glass balustrade panels reflecting trees and sky.

George Holds the High Ground

A ginger and white cat lies sphinx-style on the top railing of an outdoor metal staircase, surrounded by glass balustrade panels reflecting trees and sky.
George has claimed the top step of the outside staircase and arranged himself with some deliberation. The glass panels throw the garden back at you in fragments, but he remains the still point of it all — sphinx-posed, faintly suspicious, entirely unbothered by the composition.
A ginger cat and a dark tabby cat sleeping curled together in a yin-yang shape on teal bedding, with a red cushion and an open newspaper visible nearby.

Yin and Yang on Teal

A ginger cat and a dark tabby cat sleeping curled together in a yin-yang shape on teal bedding, with a red cushion and an open newspaper visible nearby.
George and Gilbert have resolved whatever differences they may have had, at least until teatime. They form a near-perfect circle on the duvet, a Sunday newspaper unread in the background. Nobody is disturbing this.
A ginger and white cat and a dark tabby cat curled up asleep together on striped bedding, their paws overlapping on a small grey blanket.

Paws Touching Is Not a Thing

A ginger and white cat and a dark tabby cat curled up asleep together on striped bedding, their paws overlapping on a small grey blanket.
George and Gilbert have adopted a position that both would almost certainly deny if asked. Their paws are intertwined, their heads are pressed together, and neither appears to be losing any sleep over it. Quite the opposite.