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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: My Desk
Story filed: Cossack hats

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I am going to talk about my cat Miko. Recently, I was playing around with one of my mum's hats, one of those big furry Russian hats - I think they are called Cossack hats (named for the Cossack's, who are a group of predominantly East Slavic-speaking Orthodox Christian people, says Wikipedia) which is very warm and comfortable. As I was walking past my cat Miko, I thought "what will she look like with the hat on?" So, I walked over and gently put the hat on her head. As she was sleeping then, she didn't take much notice. Then slowly she realised it was on her head! I took a photo because she looked cute. Also I think by then she was just waiting for me to take it off her head. I call this photo "The Russian Kitty Cat".

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report form: Bathurst

Story filed: Not just window dressing

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I am going to share my inspiration for one of the best photos I think I have ever done. It all started when my school came up with a photographic competition for our Literature Festival. The aim of the competition was for students to take a photo of themselves in their most favourite or most unusual reading spot. I went for the unusual one and I think my photo is pretty unusual. You don't see many people reading a book in a shop window, do you? For my photo I went to Time Warp Collectables which is an amazing shop run by Jo. Her shop is a really cool place as it has all kinds of interesting things for sale. If you ever pass by Time Warp Collectables, I advise you to to go inside and have a look. All people are welcomed and the shop windows, especially, are fantastic. They are like a film set. Each window is like a room in a house, all spread across the four windows across the front of the building. The 'room' I'm in for my photo is literally a slice of my dream home. I really couldn't  describe my dream home any better than Jo has created it, in her window. All I need now is for the fireplace to be real and I will be set!

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from:  Weddin Mountains National Park
Story filed: My camping trip

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I am going to talk about my camping trip to Weddin Mountains National Park. 

Camping was fun but it was also a bit difficult too - not things like setting up your tent or going on the hiking trail (although this was pretty hard) the most difficult thing was to be organised like packing enough food for two and a half days (which is how long we were camping for) and packing the right supplies. It wasn't really that difficult but it was still hard. We did quite a lot in those two and half days (which surprised me, as I didn't think we could get much done in that short time) like going on a six hour hike, visiting Ben Hall's cave and I really enjoyed having fun playing at the creek, free-climbing up rock faces and toasting marshmallows. We made our own rope swing and our own small dam in the creek too. 

One of the toughest parts of the camping trip was trying to go to sleep at night as it got very, very cold. But it was worth it to wake up to the beautiful surroundings of the campsite and the sound of birds singing.

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter