Fragile spirits.

Photo copyright Aji, 2022; all rights reserved.

Yesterday these fragile spirits showed themselves. Siskins are not generally birds of spring here, never mind winter; they show up in the waning days of official summer and leave in the first weeks of fall.

But like the goldfinches and the nuthatches and the towhee, they are here now, seeking sanctuary.

If the forecast is right, they'll need it over the next three days.

They've adjusted said forecast, with predictions that snow might actually commence tonight. The day of heaviest snow is supposed to be the day of Wings's doctor's appointment, natch, so that's one more pressure amid all the others. I'm still trying desperately to get caught up on a bunch of the things I haven't been able to do these last two weeks, having been so sick with this godforsaken lupus flare. It's slowly easing a little each day now (never by enough, but at least there's a measurable difference now), so I'm trying my best to get things done. The following week we have Miika's next vet/farrier visit and then my eye appointment [at long last]. The bad part is that they're back to back. So the next couple of weeks will have me on the run again. And there's always the need to keep the land alive, and its indigenous spirits, fragile and less so.

Among that list of things I need to do is still the need to make sales, and that new heart bracelet went up last week, here. It's gorgeous, and that stone is jut amazing. There's more in the pipeline, too, and it's incredible stuff. Links are here, and there's a lot of new work up, with more to come:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (priorities are first and foremost, the other ladder and the Bissell vac);
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

We're still hoping to put aside enough for a new well when the ground thaws enough to drill in the spring, too, so now's always a good time to make a purchase. And there's lots of fabulous new work, so please share all of the links. 

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