Squalls.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Weird weather. Lots of squalls, a dusting of snow on the peaks that's mostly aleady gone, a few scattered drops down here.

And vicious winds.

Also, more nonsense from the group, or probably more accurately, from someone banned from it for engaging in bad behavior, and I've had to spend way too much time on other people's bullshit lately.

Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. And the one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. The problem is that everything still has to get paid, and we paid in cash, in full, and now 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. 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.    

The Subtle Earthy Hues of Spring

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog it's a work  in the colors of coral and moss to match the soft shades of this incongruously ferocious day. It's a pair of earrings from one of Wings's signatures series of gemstone-bead works, this one strung with powerful ancient materials in the subtle earthy hues of spring.

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.   

Nothing left.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Look at that. It's still April, and there's nothing left. That doesn't even begin to count as "snow."

Except now, the jackasses who've helped destroy it [including that billionaire asshole who now owns the Ski Valley] brag about six fucking inches of snow on the summit in the middle of winter, as though that's not reason for funereal mourning.

It's pathetic. It's also killing everything.

I'm tired. I'm sad. I'm fed up. I'm grief-stricken. And I am in so much pain right now that I can't see straight, and I have absolutely no patience for anyone's bullshit.

And this week? Has been overflowing with bullshit, on every single front.

People gonna learn. You jerk me around, you don't get a chance to repeat it. I clean house with a quickness. [Yeah, if you're stupid enough to try stalking me on social media?  Y'all are exactly who I'm referring to. You're not coming back. Period. NONE of you.] Yeah, nothing left of my patience, either.  I am sick unto death of people with no morals, no ethics, no consciences, and no basic decency.

But having to put out all these stupidly unnecessary fires just takes away from the very small amount of time I already have in which to get everything done, and all that does is piss me off more. Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. And the one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. The problem is that everything still has to get paid, and we paid in cash, in full, and now 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. 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.    

The Light That Dances Like Flames

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork for a season of sundancing, not the ceremonial practice but the literal step and turn of our nearest star. It's one of Wings's newer pairs of earrings, a traditional and complex design featuring five cabochons and ten individually overlaid sunbursts per drop, all of them manifest as the light that dances like flames.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already the second half of April, we bit the bullet and mailed the check in full to the IRS last Wednesday, 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.   

Nothing except more wind.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Lots of wind this afternoon; beautiful evening clouds that brought nothing except more wind.

My bones hurt.

In theory, we're supposed to get rain on Sunday, but unfortunately, we're also supposed to get even more wind, so I'm not sure how much that helps.

Once again, no chance to work on any kind of normal schedule, so here we are, everything late again. Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. And the one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. The problem is that everything still has to get paid, and we paid in cash, in full, and now 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. Those three new cuffs are up; in the next couple of days, I'll have his new bolo posted, and a couple of new pairs of earrings, too. But I have got to get us caught up on this awful year in terms of sales. 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.    

Friday Feature: Glimpses of Metallic Flame

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of works that capture all the aspects of our planet's capacity for fire. It's a pendant, a pair of earrings, and a cuff bracelet, all set with tiger iron, an extraordinary natural blend of iron oxide materials that, like this evening's twilight skies, offer glimpses of metallic flame.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already the second half of April, we bit the bullet and mailed the check in full to the IRS last Wednesday, 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.   

Goth pigeon.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's been another exceptionally lousy day. Have a Goth pigeon. Solid black, but iridescent; L'Estat as rock dove. He seemed to know he was being photographed, and was only too happy to pose for it. 

Yeah, I know, but after the way this week has gone, I take my entertainment where I find it.

A lot of my irritation has to do with the wind, which jacks my pain levels into the stratosphere, and absolutely nothing touches it. Pain meds? Nah. Nothing.  Some of it's just the residual effects of all of yesterday's bullshit, which was exhausting, infuriating, and mostly stuff I should never have had to deal with, but people will be assholes.  Some of it's longstanding nonsense. And some of it is the fact that everything is shit, and it's the fault of the people who would call themselves "leaders," and I am enraged that they are such cowards, so venal, so unwilling to do the barest minimum of their jobs, so complicit in the evils that got us here. The work I do daily with mutual aid shows me the evils the Dems continually inflict, piled onto the murderous monstrousness of the Republicans, and they have the fucking temerity to ask US for money? Multiple times a day? While running campaigns that are pure shit? Oh, hell, no.

I'll take the Goth pigeon, thanks.

Meanwhile, all the work still has to get done: the housework, the paperwork, the sales work, everything. I also had to do a lot pf physical labor today that has made my pain levels much worse, so there's that. And the one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. The problem is that everything still has to get paid, and we paid in cash, in full, and now 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. Those three new cuffs are up; in the next couple of days, I'll have his new bolo posted, and a couple of new pairs of earrings, too. But I have got to get us caught up on this awful year in terms of sales. 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.