Welcome to my Photo Journal Web Site.  What you will view and read here, is a first hand accounting of my photo adventures.  If I am on the road, I post my photo adventures as I go along, usually every second or third day.  Otherwise, my postings are just a chronological accounting of my past travels and photo adventures.

I didn't take this photo of Tatiana.  I did want to pay tribute to this Siberian Tiger though, as she was sacrificed in the name of Public Safety at the San Francisco Zoo due to the apparent carelessness of three people who thought it would be great recreation to bring sling shots to a zoo. Tatiana was inspired to leap over her cage barrier and mauled all three of them, killing one.  She paid for their indiscretion with her life at the hands of apparently big game hunting, trigger happy policeman.


The Santa Cruz (California) Board Walk  photo by Jim Huffman

This is the family cat, our very own wanna be Siberian Tiger. As a kitten, she would "Spaz" out meaning she would get hyper active, running from one end of our house to the other, repeating endlessly until we got tired.  Her name was also "Spaz."  Then her name evolved to "Baby" the cat, even though her temperament was still to be very active and "Spazzy.".

Her other odd feature as a kitten, was an inability to tolerate being petted.  If you left her alone, not touching her, she would relax and cuddle on your lap.  As soon as you touched her, she would abandon your lap, instantly.  Since I was the only one with enough restraint not to pet her, she preferred my lap over the rest of the family.  She also has a "born on date" that is close to or the same as the passing of our son Tim.  We often imagine that "Baby" is the reincarnation of him. She is very good at doing that for us.  As you can observe, she also makes do as an excellent kitten mitten.

2008 Adventures:

North by Northwest

An 11,000 mile adventure spanning two months of auto travel.
Sunny Beach

A trip to the beach with the Après Ski Club
Two Lips in the Park Flower shots; from a friends beautiful garden
One In A Row My first photo posting for 2008, five whole pages

2007 Adventures:
October The Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jul, Aug, Sep Dèjà Vu, revisiting New Orleans
May An outing at Harvey Bear Ranch , San Martin, CA
January Four pages of photo adventures

Archive of Past Adventures:
World AIDS Day My daughter Christa and her Masters Thesis.
Hummingbird Chronicles Photo documenting several Humming Bird nests in my patio area
Elkhorn Slough A nature walk with a friend at a nature preserve.
Death Valley Days My first foray into Death Valley via Irvine and Temecula, CA
2006 Adventures A chronological listing of my photo journals for 2006.

Personal Pages and Links of Interest
Rainbows & Sunsets & a Tree It is what it says it is
Local Hikes and Parks My own recommendations, kind of rough, a work in progress.
A Slideshow of a Hike A hike up Priest Rock trail and down Limekiln trail

9/11/2004

 A link to an audio first person account of 9/11 in NYC
Jerky Recipe A personally tested and known good jerky recipe
Spread Sheet Calculators Engineering equations and design aids in Excel
My Family Pages Todd, Cindy and Christa, with a memorial tribute to Tim and Nano
Weird or Funny Stuff In my opinion, of course.

Fungi Pictures

 Spanning several years of forty plus original photos.
Sudoku A spreadsheet solution to this numerically intriguing puzzle
DVDs My personal DVD Library.
Photography Tutorials

Some basic tutorials on photo processing for resizing, cropping, etc.
A Basic Motorcycle Tutorial

A manual based on my personal experience about the basics
Red Cross Giving blood.
Franklin, CA My first attempt at an autobiographical photo journal.

Disclaimer:  No animals or plants were hurt in the making of these photos.

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Some images are also available in full size Giclee (pronounced "zhee clay") Prints suitable for posters and framing.  The current print sizes available are: two ea 5x7, one 8x10, a 10 x 15, or a 12 x 18 (inch.)  The Giclee Prints are produced on a seven color Epson 2200 printer with inks that are highly resistant to water damage and fading.  The Giclee Print result is near photo perfection and guaranteed to please.  I can also produce custom calendars from any set of photos.  Contact me through email for information about pricing and availability of any photo item.

Last update; 8/19/2008