Photoblog of Brian Sutton Photography

Orson has been with me since November 18, 2004. He was found as a stray by the staff at my old apartment, and they asked if I would keep him for one night. I guess they knew that I wouldn’t be able to give him back as he’s been mine ever since. And he’s been the perfect cat for me. We share so many memories, and I could go on and on about them.

I do remember that right after I first got him I had to go out of town for Thanksgiving. I didn’t want to leave him, so I cut my trip short to a couple of days. When I got back he was behind my entertainment center trying to jump up over one of my tall speakers when he heard me come in the apartment. He was so small back then that he had trouble getting up there, but he finally did and was so happy to see me. It was a great moment.

Here is a photo of him the first night I got him. He still had on his little flea collar that he was wearing when they found him.

He’s not the most cuddly cat nowadays, however he does tolerate my obsession of constantly picking him up and holding him. Within the last year he’s starting laying in my lap when I get home, something he’s never really done. And of course I love it.

So now it’s Orson & Gretchen…and boy do they act like brother and sister. If it isn’t Orson chasing Gretchen, it’s Gretchen chasing Orson. Most of the time though it’s the former. But they seem to get a long well and I look forward to seeing how their relationship progresses.