Gilbert

Gilbert, tabby with the white chest, in charge of furniture inspection, scratching-post maintenance, and any window the sun is briefly touching. Reserved on first acquaintance; less so once the door’s shut. The tabby photographic record.

Gilbert in mid-February 2021

  • Tabby cat sleeping on a couch with a patterned pillow
    Nice Pillow
  • Cat sleeping on its back with paws in the air
    Gilbert hit the brandy

Three photographs of Gilbert holding the line through February. The tabby continues, in his way, to be the tabby.

Tabby cat sitting loaf-style on wet dark wooden decking beside red watering can

The XMAS Moggies 2020

George & Gilbert
Moggies XMAS 2020
Tabby cat curled up on a wet wooden deck
Two cats sleeping on a mattress next to a bag
Two cats sleeping on a mattress with a bag
Ginger and white cat rests paws on a patterned book
Ginger and white cat sleeping on its back on a bed
Ginger and white cat curled up sleeping on a white chair
Two cats sleeping on a soft white blanket
Ginger and white cat sitting on a white chair, looking up
Cat curled up sleeping on a bed with blankets
Ginger and white cat sitting on a white chair, looking up
Two cats sleeping on a soft, white blanket
Ginger and white cat sleeping curled up on a soft blanket
Ginger and white cat curled up sleeping on a white chair
Ginger and white cat sitting on wooden steps with decorative object
Gilbert George Best Mates
Close-up of a tabby cat's face with green eyes and pink nose
Tabby cat with white paws walks on a wooden fence
Two cats, one dark tabby and one ginger and white, cuddling
George

Eighteen photographs in the lead-up to Christmas 2020. George annexes the radiator. Gilbert assesses the tree, branch by branch — chilled Santa, two sherries in. Festive fun, fairly divided.

Tabby and white cat sitting on a wooden stool beside a window

Gilbert on the wooden stool, May 2016

Tabby cat with white chest sitting on a wooden stool
Gilby

Gilbert seated on the wooden stool: tabby, white chest, paws tidy. The stool is his by convention older than the photograph.

Gilbert seated on the wooden stool, tabby with white chest, paws tidy. The stool is his by long-standing convention.