What a life.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was this afternoon. Three dogs sprawled out, two chickens [and a third just out of shot range on the right] scratching happily.

What a life.

They run this joint; they just let us live here. And, of course, allow us to wait on them paw and talon.

I'd love to be able to sleep in the middle of the day, but nope. Never any time; all the work has to get done: the housework, the paperwork [including some bureaucratic bullshit that we shouldn't be having to deal with, but the state is nothing if not venal], the sales work, everything. And everything still has to get paid, and after paying out taxes in cash, in full, and now this past week's costs? We've got to recover a lot of that if we're going to make it through the year. And we've got to maintain it, because we've also got big costs [the side exterior door, for one; the flue cleanings for another; and a set of tires for the truck for a third] immediately ahead. But I have got to get us caught up on this awful year in terms of sales. Two new pairs of earrings going up hopefully later tonight, and there's a ton of newish work on the site. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and I'm going to be adding new items, because we are literally tapped out; right now, we're almost out of chile and traditional wild rice, both of which are at the top and top priority];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been very grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.     

Small Spirits of Blossom and Leaf

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork by any measure, an extraordinary cuff to honor the migratory paths of the spring and summer spirits. It's a tribute to these beings of the seasons of warmer winds, small spirits of blossom and leaf, rendered here in unique and powerful form.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's May already; having sent payment in cash, in full, to the IRS, we are tapped out, and now we badly need to get caught up and recover some of that ground. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.    

A little new snow.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Well, there's a little new snow on the peaks.  It looked like that at midday, but by late afternoon, it had already begun melting visibly.

Only rain down here, but it was enough to soften the earth and tamp down the dust. 

I just wish I could generate the other kind of rain.

I feel like I spend every day trying to get caught up, then get another three dozen problems dumped on me before I get to the second item on my list. I'm so tired. So much fatigue, so much pain, so much grief, so much expense, too.

And all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork [including some bureaucratic bullshit that we shouldn't be having to deal with, but the state is nothing if not venal], the sales work, everything. And everything still has to get paid, and after paying out taxes in cash, in full, and now this? We've got recover a lot of that if we're going to make it through the year. And we've got to maintain it, because we've also got big costs [the side exterior door, for one; the flue cleanings for another; and a set of tires for the truck for a third] immediately ahead. But I have got to get us caught up on this awful year in terms of sales. Two new pairs of earrings going up hopefully later tonight, and there's a ton of newish work on the site. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and I'm going to be adding new items, because we are literally tapped out; right now, we're almost out of chile and wild rice, both of which are at the top];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.     

Medicine For a Wild Earth In Need of Healing

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the wildlands medicine of new spring green and too-early stormy skies, landscape jasper set into Indigenous Art Deco silverwork. It's an extraordinary cuff bracelet manifest in the medicine for a wild earth in need of healing.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. April is nearly done; having sent payment in cash, in full, to the IRS, we are virtually tapped out, and now we badly need to get caught up and recover some of that ground. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.    

It feels like winter again.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026l; all rights reserved.

First blue. They've actually been open for several days now, but they reached peak color today, despite the cold.

And it is cold. May first, and instead of spring, it feels like winter again. Of course, most of that's the wind, but the mercury is lower than it's been in a while.

Then again, it was 96 in February, so . . . ::shrugs::.

I feel like I spend every day trying to get caught up, then get another three dozen problems dumped on me before I get to the second item on my list. I'm so tired. So much fatigue, so much pain, so much grief, so much expense, too.

And all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork [including some bureaucratic bullshit that we shouldn't be having to deal with, but the state is nothing if not venal], the sales work, everything. And everything still has to get paid, and after paying out taxes in cash, in full, and now this? We've got recover a lot of that if we're going to make it through the year. And we've got to maintain it, because we've also got big costs [the side exterior door, for one; the flue cleanings for another; and a set of tires for the truck for a third] immediately ahead. But I have got to get us caught up on this awful year in terms of sales. Two new pairs of earrings going up hopefully later tonight, and there's a ton of newish work on the site. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and I'm going to be adding new items, because we are literally tapped out; right now, we're almost out of chile and wild rice, both of which are at the top];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.     

Friday Feature: The Lights That Watch Over a Fragile Earth at Night

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a pair of beautifully earthy and cosmic works created independently of each other but clearly belonging together.  It's a pendant and a cuff bracelet, both set with indigenous staurolite and embossed with the celestial imagery of the lights that watch over a fragile earth at night.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. April is nearly done; having sent payment in cash, in full, to the IRS, we are virtually tapped out, and now we badly need to get caught up and recover some of that ground. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.    

Long shadows.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It has been a day. Huge autoimmune flare, sicker than a dog, and four long errands to run, which is why everything's so late now.

At least I've got the new meds, so hopefully that will do something useful. Won't know until tomorrow, since I'm supposed to take it at bedtime.

The weather hasn't been helping, either: only a few scattered drops, but lots of trickster wind, and plenty of pollen and dirt and dust and smoke and cold. Sun came out again at the end of the day, giving us long shadows, and snippets of a rainbow.

Otherwise, no rain, no rainbow, just the shadows, and all the problems.

All the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork [including some bureaucratic bullshit that we shouldn't be having to deal with, but the state is nothing if not venal], the sales work, everything. And everything still has to get paid, and after paying out taxes in cash, in full, and now this? We've got recover a lot of that if we're going to make it through the year. And we've got to maintain it, because we've also got big costs [the side exterior door, for one; the flue cleanings for another; and a set of tires for the truck for a third] immediately ahead. But I have got to get us caught up on this awful year in terms of sales. Two new pairs of earrings going up hopefully later tonight, and ther'es a ton of newish work on the site. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.