A beautiful blue mist blankets the mountains. The air is clean and moist. The sun peeks out to focus its spotlight on the Eden below. Mother Nature unfolds her petals and […]
Where does the 9,000-pound gorilla sit? Anywhere he wants to. And so it can be said about the 4.5 tons of trash and debris recently collected in a collaborative […]
The month of June is roaring with reasons to honor, rescue, celebrate and cuddle with critters. David Stroud, Executive Director of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, shamelessly uses these dates to […]
There are times I yearn to set my inner superheroes free. Just yesterday, an old guy (probably my age, curse his leathery hide) butted in line ahead of me […]
Imagine looking out your front door every day at this breath-taking view. What a rush to live in a virtual Kodak moment every minute of your life. That’s why the […]
You don’t really know how fragile amphibian/reptilian habitat is until you crawl around shaded, moist, rocky crevices that serve as mini creature caves… salamander condominiums. If the trees that shelter […]
One day, after dealing with a particularly disagreeable client, Justin Allman was told by a friend, “I’ve been with you for five years. You are always stressed, eternally angry, and […]
Norma Jean Zahner, popular singer and guitarist on the Plateau, has been part of the local music scene for years. When asked her origins she quotes her dad, “I […]
When we featured Warren Carpenter, the well-named wood-turner, two years ago he was partnering with Mother Nature, incorporating natural edges and cross-sections of black walnut shells into his vessels. […]
It’s not always been “easely” for Jeanie Edwards. She just makes it look that way. While Highlands is her home-of-heart, with family rooted on the Plateau, she hails from Alabama. […]
