My favorite shot, me the jungle cat...
 

Here is Lizzy caught in the act of plant bashing  

Here I am up the cabbage tree again ...weeee harr 

Our wekened by Bob

helelo Bob here i hvae to do tihs mylsef beuacse my web hepler Chris is bsuy wokring on the dcek agian so sorry abuot the dyslexia (i hvae taht wrtiten down).

We had a geart wekened and i am gonig to put some picrutes up for you to see.

I was pratcicing my wild anamil act and got caguht in the act lokoing espaicelly mad. Also did a bit of tree clmibing .

Lizzy got caguht jupming in the plnat Chris biult the deck arnoud .

Aparenptly and this is only rumor one of us knokced over a jar in the gargae while chasing a fly on the wokrbench and spileld a brush with wihte piant and turps all over the wododen diretcors chairs .
I hope you like the pcitures.

Bob (hrad to get that wrnog )

Tara with friends 

From our foreign correspondent

"Foreign correspondent, Reena, has sent through this picture showing the beautiful Tara playing host to two humans in costume at a Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England.
Tara and her sister Nellie (camera shy) live in an 1820's town house where a 'Soup to Syllabub' period lunch was held.
Tara and Nellie are 12 years old, and live with their humans Peter and Jane.
In the photo Tara is showing off Peter and Jane's curious arrangement of eating utensils from the early 1800's.
Tara would like to point out that while there are many mentions of dogs in Jane Austen's novels, there is a sorry lack of cats. A sorry sorry omission indeed!"

Bob and Lizzys weekend by Bob.

Saturday
Started well with (reliving Ocilympic glory) synchronized 4am Chris jumping then 4.12am pleading and bowl filling , then out the cat door and away . Magnificent "dawn chorus" to prove that we haven't yet eaten all that is feathery.
Morning tea then a snooze, padded chairs on deck work well on a sunny day . Woke up when water blasting started , went back to sleep, lunch , another sleep. Woke, moved to garage where Chris was painting , assisted with painting .
Dinner and bed.
Sunday
See jumping above .
Lizzy and I spent considerable time trying to get a stick through the cat door but we just couldn't . Will double check with tape measure . Chris found the mouse collection (fake) under a dresser and we spent some time re-hiding them. Got into a fight with the hall carpet.
Dinner etc

Somebody who didn't leave their name suggested i was getting tubby , well here is my weight chart for this year. As you can see I'm being well feed and have a personal goal of 50kg by 2010.  

Lizzy admits to assisting frog migration

Good evening
Bob here your Channel 9 Natural History reporter.

Well as suspected Lizzy has owned up to being the one who placed the frog in the bedroom and swears never to do it again, well not till Reena is back (hello mum we miss you) sorry don't know what came over me .

This is Bob signing off.

Bob explains the theory of Frog migration

Good afternoon , Bob here in my new natural history reporting role .

Today we will be taking to a green frog as it emerges from deep hibernation in the corner of the bedroom .

Tell me Mr Frog how did you come to choose the bedroom as a place to hibernation ?
"Croak croak , rabbit Lizzy rabbit rabbit croak"
I see.
Lizzy , the frog says you put him in the bedroom . It that true?
"a dirty reptilian lie" you say
What do you have to say to that Mr Frog ?
"Croak croak , rabbit Lizzy rabbit rabbit croak, rabbit pond rabbit"
Lizzy the frog says you removed him from the pond , dragged him backwards through the cat door and dumped him in a shoe in the bedroom.

We will continue this interview when I find Lizzy she seems to have "done a runner".

This is Bob for Channel Nine (Lives) Natural History.

Bob closes the Ocilympics

Good Enveing Bob here.

Wlel tahts if team, the end of the frist Ocilympics.

Wtih all tihs practice my dsylxeia is imvroping .

We hope you hvae all had fun . You'll ntoe taht we hvae not declared any winners , this has been the games for all ctas and just hveaing a go mkaes you a winenr , so pin on a mdeal and tkae a lap of vitcory .

This is Bob form Catnetwork news retinrung you to our regluar porgmars

PS Cats here having 10 minutes of silence for the Catsof New York .

Here we are at the closing ceremony sitting on the official flag with the flag we all want in the foreground.!! 

Here is a late runner for the climbing contest , Murphy the Albany Monster . Great action shot Murphy, we love the tail movement !!! 

Bob srtgugels on by hesrlef

Good enevnnig Bob here form Ctanerowk Nwes .

Wlel the lsat envet of the Olicpmyics is oevr . If you hevan't aarledy chceked it out hvae a look at http://ashtoncats.blogspot.com/ for a fnie emaxcple of how to rlaely wrcek sutff and a big thkoankyu to tehre web sruf for scuh a hgih level of parttapiciion in reropnitg all enevts.

My web sruf is sitll out there bgnaing nials in the dcek.

Wram up yuor pyrotechnics toromow we have the clisoing cnomerey

Tihs is Bob for Ctanerowk Nwes .

Bob geos it anole

In a sochk anuocnemt eye hvae deicded 2 do tihs web sihgt mi self bcesaue crihs was spnednig 2 mcuh tmie on biudlnig the dcek and not eoungh on hlepnig me but eye fnid taht smoe tmies eye hit 2 kyes at once and aslo eye am dsylxiec .

wlel we are dwon 2 the lsat envet of the oiclmpyics whcih is the finurture de-contscuriton and by the way it wsan’t me who scarhcted up the frnot of the atnqiue riado-garm .

We’ll pserent each cestontant wtih a room full of finurture and it nedes to be as wecrked as posislbe it the tmie alavaible. Adtiondial ponits for lokonig pathteic if caguht in the act and dobule ponits for blainmg it on “smoe otehr cat”

Tihs is Bob 4 ctswetnork nwes sniging off 4 wesdenday

Lizzy in the climbing event , note this tree (known here as a cabbage tree) has no lower limbs for Lizzy to bounce off only a direct plummet into the garden . Bob reporting  

Bob announces two more events

Good morning this is Bob from Catnetwork News ,

Well we are down to our last three events and today we'll be running "climbing " and "wrestling" two tough events which should only be attempted after a decent sleep.

Height is important with climbing and points will be deducted if you have to be rescued . Falling from trees while bouncing off branches while spectacular (Lizzy please note) is outside our health and safety policy.
Climbing owners can be gangs of fun but they are not a valid climbable object in this contest.

The second event "wrestling" is a more open event , find something and beat the hell out of it , rugs are good, soft toys, shoes or find a buddy and beat each other up The key elements are lots of thumping , groans and occasions squeaks. Note this is a fun event so claws fully retracted please.

Tomorrow the big popular event "Furniture deconstruction"

This is Bob for Catnetwork News

Here I am also in the demonstration event on Mt Corrolla two days after Lizzys initial display. 

Ok Windsor here I am with my mice , there was another but it escaped . 

Pretty Kitty and kittens find safety!

The Catnetwork's foreign correspondent (Reena) has just filed a report to say that the Red Deer Cat Crisis is over. This morning Pretty Kitty and her two kittens, Sparky and Sammy (aka 'Silver'), were rescued and taken to a safe haven.
Our correspondent takes up the story, as described by Edna and Jack (her parents), who were in charge of the operation..."A slow four day lead up was used to allow Pretty Kitty to become accustomed to a cat trap borrowed from "Co-existing with Cats".
During this time, food was put inside and the door of the cat trap was kept open. On the last day, Pretty Kitty ensured her kittens were in first, then she went in. It was as if she knew this was the best chance for her kittens.
Edna, chief feeder and socialiser of Pretty Kitty (helped by some of her Seniors' Condo neighbours), was able to be close enough by to shut the cat trap door. After about a half a minute of alarm, Pretty Kitty and her kittens settled down - helped by some calm talking by Edna and a towel placed over the trap by Jack.
Then the trap was lifted into the back seat of the car for the quick trip to the Deer Park Pet Hospital, where a space (with a sign above saying "Reserved for Reena's cats") had been kept open for them throughout the operation.
Now its over to Stacey, a member of 'Co-existing with Cats' who works at the Deer Park Pet Hospital. She will be continuing to provide Pretty Kitty and her kittens with love and attention to enable them to find good homes - although Edna has already asked for visiting rights!"

Catnetwork News hopes to file further updates as they come to hand.

In the meantime, Bob and Lizzie would like to thank Edna and Jack for a job well done, and Stacey and Susan of 'Co-existing with Cats' for championing Pretty Kitty's cause and ensuring there would be a spot for Pretty Kitty, Sparky and Sammy to go to.

Our foreign correspondent has also asked us to pass on her thanks to the humans of Ashton Hall for the very good advice provided in their comments.
She is passing these on to 'Co-existing with Cats' for future use, along with the Cats of Ashton Hall site address.
She says, "What better way to show people who might be considering adopting a wild or formerly wild cat the joys and rewards of doing so!"