Ginger cats

Ginger / red / orange tabby cats — predominantly George.

George in the wine box, March 2017

George in a cardboard box of wine bottles: ginger and white, looking lawful. Wine deliveries are, until further notice, on hold.

George installed in a cardboard box of wine bottles, ginger and white, looking entirely lawful about it. Wine deliveries suspended pending review.

Ginger and white cat sleeping on white bedding beside a soft toy

George sleeping on his back, May 2016

George on his back, paws loose, ginger and white against the sheet. He has, by his estimation, finished. The day will start without him.

George flat out on his back on white sheets, paws relaxed, ginger and white. The classic moggy yoga position. Fully off duty.

Two cats, one tabby, one ginger and white, curled together on a shaggy rug beside a radiator

George and Gilbert in the greenhouse, May 2016

Both cats among the flowerpots, ginger and tabby. The warm spots have been settled before the seedlings could speak.

Both cats among the flowerpots in the greenhouse, ginger and tabby, claiming the warm spots before the seedlings could.

Two cats, one tabby, one ginger and white, curled together on a shaggy rug beside a radiator

George and Gilbert snoozing on the rug, May 2016

Both cats: ginger and tabby, fur into fur. The fluffy rug bears them. The brothers are, briefly, of one mind.

Both cats out cold on the fluffy rug, ginger and tabby, fur into fur. The brothers at peace; the rug taking the weight.

Ginger and white cat wearing a black collar, close-up, person visible behind

George in a dark collar, March 2016

George, ginger and white, wearing the dark collar. The face he reserves for a lens held too close, held there a beat too long: flat, patient, narrowed entirely to this one mechanical offence.

Ginger and white cat sitting on a wooden stool wearing a small collar

George on the stool, March 2016

George on a stool, ginger and white, green eyes steady. The pose suggests he is between things. He is not. He is precisely where he means to be.