The Outer Banks empty out in winter, and that’s when its the most dreamy — dramatic skies pressing low and pale over empty beaches, the Atlantic gone steel-gray and restless, wild horses…
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Ithaca Rutabaga Curl Championship
How do you stay warm during a frigid update NY winter?! By chucking some root vegetables at a hand-drawn chalk target, of course! Here are some of my favorite pictures from the…
4th of July Family Reunion
All of converged on Indiana from our respective portions of the US (NM, MN, NY…etc) for a 4th of July family reunion! We had days full of snuggly kittens, happy nephews/niece, playing…
Waking up to a Misty Cayuga Lake
There are few things I love more than Sunday morning lake sitting, wrapped up in a warm blanket, craddling a hot mug of coffee.
Super Worm Moon over Ithaca
Zipping home from another great Crossfit workout, I nearly ran off the road when I saw this fat moon hanging low over the Ithaca skyline. It was so gorgeous I had to…
Elmtree Pottery & Chamomile Connection
Elmtree Pottery Richmond, Indiana My sister makes beautiful things! Every time I go to visit she sends me home with another pottery piece that I treasure and think of her every time…
Summer Time
Memorial Day is time to escape to the Indiana country and visit my sisters and her 3 adorable munchkins. It’s time for feeding chickens, collecting eggs, kissing on kittens and playing…
Lovely Rainy Spring!
There are few things I love more than going out after a good rain with my camera hunting raindrop. The world is a glorious place after a misty rain seen through a…
Winter Hike
Spring is playing hide-and-seek with us. We will get a lovely few days of 50+ degrees and then it will plunge below freezing and dump a bunch of snow on us. During…
Albuquerque for Thanksgiving
Hopped on a plane to Albuquerque, NM to spend Thanksgiving with the family! The desert greeted me and I marveled at how alien it feels now that I live in lush Central…
Fall Mandala
The dark months are upon us. The overcast Upstate New York winters have arrived. The trees have shrugged off their colorful foliage and stand naked against the stark sky. Surrendering to the…
Memorial Day & Family Photography
I loaded up the sleepy puppies at 4am in the morning and we made the 8hr trip to my sisters’ house, and my childhood hometown, for Memorial Day Weekend for some family…
Food Photography
I’ve been doing a fun food photography project on the side for a cookbook I’m working on. Recently we mixed up some to-die-for Chimichurri sauce to go on our Fried Eggplant Salad.…
Interfaith Rally
Interfaith Rally for Immigrant Rights – Tom Reed’s Office from Mandolyn McConaha on Vimeo. Jennifer Burbank of Corning, NY speaks out for her community at a Tuesday Rally in front of Representative…
Homegrown Movement – Corning, NY
Every Tuesday evening Market Street in Corning, NY comes alive with citizens gathering in front of Representative Tom Reed’s office to speak their truth. Their imploring voices and applause echo off the…