George on the patterned blanket, ginger and white, front paws extended, tongue just visible at work on one of them. Grooming, technically. Though the half-closed eyes suggest the matter may resolve itself into sleep before the job is done.
A six-photo carousel from late March 2020. George dominates: sleeping on the deck, sitting in sunlight, submitting to nail-trimming with patience that surprises everyone. Gilbert features once, on the scratching post. Lockdown spring; the back garden the only venue.
Four photos from a properly sunny March day, lockdown-era. Both cats took the garden as personal property.
George on the wooden deck mid-groom, tongue out, ginger and white. Self-maintenance scheduled to complete by tea-time, give or take.
George sat on a fluffy blue blanket, ginger and white against blue. Morning light, imminent breakfast intent, tea on its way.
A pair of visiting moggies — cousin status loosely defined, fur-on-fur policy strict. Two for the family album.
Eighteen photos from the early-2020 collection. Both cats variously asleep, observing, occasionally moving — same routine, different angles.
Twenty-four February photos. Both cats indoors, both cats decisive about it. Standard winter programme.
Twenty-four photos catching up on the boys after a quiet spell. George and Gilbert resume normal duties: sleeping, sniffing, supervising.
Gilbert, loaf-formed on a fleece perch, keeps one eye on the snow-covered decking. The garden: white, still, and apparently beneath consideration. Inside is warmer. This conclusion he has reached independently, and it shows.