Monday, March 18, 2024

New week, new set of pressures.

Photo copyright Aji, 2024; all rights reserved.

A new dusting on the peaks, but a thin one; it won't last long. In theory, there should be more coming tomorrow and Wednesday, but I'd bet that by tonight, most of the cover is gone.

New week, new set of pressures along with all the old ones. Now that the leachfield is handled, maybe I can focus on everything else that's backed up in the meantime, like getting the taxes off my desk once and for all. No idea how much THAT's going to set us back, other than it's going to be grim. Still need to bring in more sales to cover it all.

Next thing after that is replacing my dying laptop. I'm babying it along right now, but I have no idea how long that will last. The climatic conditions here and the pace I keep are punishing for laptops, especially the sheer volume of imagery I work with daily. The one that I want to get to replace it is Mac's newest top of the line, which should be able to withstand this kind of work for several years. Of course, it's $4K, and until I bring that in in sales, nothing's changing. But I now know we're getting very close to the point at which I won't have a choice, either, because this is clearly not going to last much longer. [And if I can bring in $4K in sales this week (haha), then I'll order it anyway.]

So go look; there's phenomenal work on the site, both new and less so. Even with the sales from last weekend, there's still A LOT of incredible work available, and very soon I'll have two new pairs of earrings (one with stones; one all silver), two bolos (one large, one small), and four Warrior Woman pins posted, probably by Tuesday or Wednesday for most, if not all. And as always, all the regular links are listed below, with sales, as always, being the most important:

  • Sales here
  • Testimonials here
  • Amazon wishlist here ( we'll always need the liquid soaps that I can't get here, the dog treats for the monsters, and Amazon and Lowe's cards [the Lowe's cards are probably going to have to go on a new fridge, so I'm hoarding them]); 
  • Patreon here;
  • Ko-fi here.

After such a grim 2023, we really need to get this year moving onto a better footing, so please share all of the links. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2024; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                 

Monday Photo Meditation: There Is Power In the Water

Photo copyright Wings, 2024; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for times of thaw, for a season when the waters should be full to overflowing, running high and hard and fast. It's a reflection on what should be but is not, a warning of what's to come, and a reminder that there is power in the water, but it needs us to do the work of restoring it.

The post is hereWings's main page is hereAs always, his photos are available in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact formWe're now into our third month of this new calendar year and facing complications and costs carried over from the end of last year, which means that we will need to make consistent sales, so shares are very much needed and much appreciated.


All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2024; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.     

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Stampede.

Photo copyright Aji, 2024; all rights reserved.

Click on the photo. Seriously. You'll get to see a still from a broad-daylight stampede of the entire elk herd, which came flying across the very middle of our land, right past studio and house and trees and all, an hour and a half ago.

They were on the other side of the highway, where they had, presumably, gotten trapped while searching for water. Not at all surprised that they chose our land to make the crossing, because they know they're safe here. They're already in the backcountry now, but we have to wonder if some stupid colonizers on the other side threatened them; Wings thinks somebody did. 

Fortunately, they apparently all made it to safety, despite multiple fences to hurdle, and several little ones among them.

That was the high point of our day. Well, that and just before then, Chris came by to pick up the check for the leachfield work, and wow, is it ever a relief to have that completely off our collective desk now.

Next thing is taxes, of course. Next thing after that is replacing my dying laptop. I'm babying it along right now, but I have no idea how long that will last. The climatic conditions here and the pace I keep are punishing for laptops, especially the sheer volume of imagery I work with daily. The one that I want to get to replace it is Mac's newest top of the line, which should be able to withstand this kind of work for several years. Of course, it's $4K, and until I bring that in in sales, nothing's changing. But I now know we're getting very close to the point at which I won't have a choice, either, because this is clearly not going to last much longer. [And if I can bring in $4K in sales this week (haha), then I'll order it anyway.]

So go look; there's phenomenal work on the site, both new and less so. Even with the sales from last weekend, there's still A LOT of incredible work available, and very soon I'll have two new pairs of earrings (one with stones; one all silver), two bolos (one large, one small), and four Warrior Woman pins posted, probably by Tuesday or Wednesday for most, if not all. And as always, all the regular links are listed below, with sales, as always, being the most important:

  • Sales here
  • Testimonials here
  • Amazon wishlist here ( we'll always need the liquid soaps that I can't get here, the dog treats for the monsters, and Amazon and Lowe's cards [the Lowe's cards are probably going to have to go on a new fridge, so I'm hoarding them]); 
  • Patreon here;
  • Ko-fi here.

After such a grim 2023, we really need to get this year moving onto a better footing, so please share all of the links. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2024; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                 

There Is Light On the Water

Photo copyright Aji, 2024;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for a world desperately in need of healing, and of the courage and strength and wisdom required to accomplish it. It's a pair of earrings wrought in an old traditional style, radiant and set with the protective power of the Skystone, reminding us that there is light on the water, and it will show us the way.

The post is here. Wings's main page is hereInquiries via the site's Contact formWe're now into our third month of this new calendar year and facing complications and costs carried over from the end of last year, which means that we will need to make consistent sales, so shares are very much needed and much appreciated. 


All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2024; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.      

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Circling back.

Photo copyright Aji, 2024; all rights reserved.

Snow in the dark hours, then mostly blue skies and sun. That photo, taken just before noon, is the point at which the storm began circling back. Now, we have mist-like sprinkles, but nothing more, although the peaks are getting some snow. We'll see if anything more develops here, but so far, I'm not particularly hopeful.

Speaking of circling back, one crisis averted, another already here, in the form of my laptop dying. I'm babying it along right now, but I have no idea how long that will last. The climatic conditions here and the pace I keep are punishing for laptops, especially the sheer volume of imagery I work with daily. The one that I want to get to replace it is Mac's newest top of the line, which should be able to withstand this kind of work for several years. Of course, it's $4K, and until I bring that in in sales, nothing's changing. But I now know we're getting very close to the point at which I won't have a choice, either, because this is clearly not going to last much longer.

Which, of course, means that we will still need to make consistent sales, even without such inducements as this weekend's, because there are still taxes ahead, and then there's this need, growing more urgent by the day, to replace my laptop, and eventually a wheelchair so that a trip to the post office or the store doesn't wipe out my ability to function for the ensuing week. It's . . . a lot. And I'm already on two full nights (out of the last four) with zero sleep, and my joints and connective tissue all decided yesterday that I've been pushing them too far and too fast and they've shut down [if they'd just shut up the screaming at me, it would help, but pain doesn't let up]. Which means that my body is done, too, and so I'm going to be dealing with a full-blown flare into next week, most likely. But I have to get all of these things covered at some point, so there's no let-up in the work, or the pace of it.

So go look; there's phenomenal work on the site, both new and less so. Even with the sales from this weekend, there's still A LOT of incredible work available. And as always, all the regular links are listed below, with sales, as always, being the most important:

  • Sales here
  • Testimonials here
  • Amazon wishlist here ( we'll always need the liquid soaps that I can't get here, the dog treats for the monsters, and Amazon and Lowe's cards [the Lowe's cards are probably going to have to go on a new fridge, so I'm hoarding them]); 
  • Patreon here;
  • Ko-fi here.

After such a grim 2023, we really need to get this year moving onto a better footing, so please share all of the links. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2024; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                 

Days of Flawless Blue Skies

Photo copyright Aji, 2024; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the hard days of winter, turned harder still in spring. It's a pair of earrings wrought in an old traditional style, a simple design to remind us that days of flawless blue skies and warm winds still lie ahead, as we anticipate the beauty and comfort that will attend summer's birth.

The post is here. Wings's main page is hereInquiries via the site's Contact formWe're now into our third month of this new calendar year and facing complications and costs carried over from the end of last year, which means that we will need to make consistent sales, so shares are very much needed and much appreciated. 


All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2024; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.     

Friday, March 15, 2024

Such a relief to have it done.

Photo copyright Aji, 2024; all rights reserved.

Look at how neat a job they did. Everything's graded and tamped down beautifully. And we didn't even need an interim clean-out; the water level was still low enough that they could hook it up immediately, The old line is gone; trench buried. And this one, they tell us, is guaranteed. Such a relief to have it done.

Chris still hasn't picked up the check; apparently he had to go to Santa Fe yesterday. He knows we're good for it, and he'll come by today or this weekend, probably. I'm just so relieved to have it done, and it only took parts of two days. When the other bunch [mis]installed the original one, they were at it for weeks. [Yes, I know, but I also that state law and regs make clawing back the money virtually impossible, and I'm too busy with surviving to waste years on costly, useless litigation.]

Of course, as always,  one crisis averted, but another one's already here, since I spent two hours yesterday battling with my laptop trying to die on me repeatedly. I'm babying it along right now, but I have no idea how long that will last. The conditions here and the pace I keep are punishing for laptops, especially the sheer volume of imagery I work with daily. The one that I want to get to replace it is Mac's newest top of the line, which should be able to withstand this kind of work for several years. Of course, it's $4K, and until I bring that in in sales, nothing's changing. But I now know we're getting very close to the point at which I won't have a choice, either, because this is clearly not going to last much longer.

Which, of course, means that we will still need to make consistent sales, even without such inducements as this weekend's, because there are still taxes ahead, and then there's this need, growing more urgent by the day, to replace my laptop, and eventually a wheelchair so that a trip to the post office or the store doesn't wipe out my ability to function for the ensuing week. It's . . . a lot. And I'm already on two full nights (out of the last four) with zero sleep, and my joints and connective tissue all decided yesterday that I've been pushing them too far and too fast and they've shut down [if they'd just shut up the screaming at me, it would help, but pain doesn't let up]. Which means that my body is done, too, and so I'm going to be dealing with a full-blown flare into next week, most likely. But I have to get all of these things covered at some point, so there's no let-up in the work, or the pace of it.

So go look; there's phenomenal work on the site, both new and less so. Even with the sales from this weekend, there's still A LOT of incredible work available. And as always, all the regular links are listed below, with sales, as always, being the most important:

  • Sales here
  • Testimonials here
  • Amazon wishlist here ( we'll always need the liquid soaps that I can't get here, the dog treats for the monsters, and Amazon and Lowe's cards [the Lowe's cards are probably going to have to go on a new fridge, so I'm hoarding them]); 
  • Patreon here;
  • Ko-fi here.

After such a grim 2023, we really need to get this year moving onto a better footing, so please share all of the links. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2024; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.