Mavens Manor

Chris Austin’s home on the internet

I am passionate about California water issues

... some might say obsessed ...

I travel around the state a lot

... and I take a lot of pictures ...

This is Mavens Manor ...

Chris Austin's home on the internet

These are my websites ...

Maven's Notebook

I did say I'm passionate about California water issues and this is the result: the most comprehensive, crazy-best, up-to-the-minute website for California water news and information. If you are passionate about California water too, then Maven's Notebook is the website for you.

Maven's Photoblog

I like to travel and wherever I go, I have my camera. I often drag my family and the dog out to the most remote corners of our state – from the deserts of the south to the rivers of the north. If I take all these pictures, then I feel I need to do something with them, so I show them to you here on my photoblog.

Maven's Photo Library

I take a lot of pictures ... seriously. A lot of California water infrastructure, agriculture, and landscapes of California, with a few other things thrown in. Most of them are loaded up at flickr. Need to use a photo? Just ask!