Peter Ray
It’s Just How We Roll
A dynamic new exhibit rolls into The Bascom, celebrating the fusion of art and engineering at the heart of the automotive world.
As Right as Rain
Let me tell you about this walk I took recently: It was early evening. The trail was wet and muddy where the gravel hadn’t washed away, with narrow but deep […]
Billowing Azaleas
Being from South Carolina, spring evokes memories of billowing azaleas, like rainbow-colored clouds floating across the fresh new green of the season. Who knew, just three hours north to these […]
Award-Winning Photo
Peter Ray has won Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s Sunsetennial Photography Contest, Professional Division, with his dramatic “Secret Falls.” The shot was taken in Nantahala National Forest and was selected by Sallie […]
A Food Pantries Christmas
It’s the time of year when we wonder what to get that person who has everything. You don’t want to give them yet another present they won’t use, but you […]
Poverty Simulation
We are blessed to live in an area that is relatively free of big-city problems. A traffic jam in Highlands is short-lived; gang violence is unheard of. On the other […]
Being Open to Surprise
Gifted amateur photographer Peter Ray found his calling and his home in Highlands. He says, “I love living here. I have not wanted to travel a lot because there is no […]
Mountains in Bloom
June is a glorious time in Highlands and Cashiers. Fabulous flowers are festooning our front yards. Beautiful buds are begging for the attention of bees. Glorious glads are standing guard […]