Light instead of wind, however briefly.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Beautiful sky tonight. After I took that shot, it turned a deeper rose color, but it shifted so fast that it wasn't as fiery, so I went with this one. Nice to have light instead of wind, however briefly.

Every day this week has been just slammed, and today was no exception.  The result is that my pain levels are so high that nothing works, and I'm just having to slog through everything in spite of it, which means I'm really slow. And I can't afford slow right now.

If I could just make several sales [because we're about six weeks behind where we need to be on the year, already], I'd feel a hell of a lot better about everything. There are five new pairs of earrings on the site, all in the appropriate gallery. There's an extraordinary new necklace up too, here. I've begun reorganizing the site galleries so that the newer work appears first, but it's slow going, mostly because I can't get any uninterrupted time to concentrate on it The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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. 

#TBT: The Four Corners of a Bright Blue Sky

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back some seventeen years, to the end of July of 2009. It's a ring set with a simple yet truly spectacular turquoise cabochon, the whole evoking, in the gift of wearable form, the four corners of a bright blue sky.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated exactly, but if the general style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own. It's March, taxes looming, and we need to get caught up. 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. 

And speaking of time . . . .

Photo copyright Aji, 2026;
all rights reserved

More work in progress. This one looks remarkably delicate for its size. It's going to have a blue spiderweb turquoise heart cab in it. It's also one that is not for sale; it's for a friend of ours.

There are about six other items currently in various stages of progress, too, plus another half-dozen [at least] in the "percolating in his brain" stage. He's not remotely lacking for ideas, only studio time.

And speaking of time . . . it's been a day. I'm still not caught up from everything going on last week, never mind DST and all the rest. Unfortunately, we've got lots of wind here, which means lots of pain, and absolutely nothing touches it. Just standing and walking are hard right now. And, of course, I've still got tax shit to deal with. And all of it puts me further behind than I already am, which is making me grumpy as hell.

But the five new pairs of earrings are all up, as of a few nights ago; you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The new necklace is also up now, here. I've begun reorganizing the site galleries so that the newer work appears first, but it's slow going, mostly because I can't get any uninterrupted time to concentrate on it The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 Strong Soft Blue of the Dawn

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork for all seasons, but one perfect for each new day as it emerges from the web of night. It's a necklace wrought in an old traditional style, one set with an extraordinary Skystone and strung with beads and-selected to match, the turquoise the exact shade of the strong soft blue of the dawn.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes looming, and we need to get caught up. 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.         

New meaning.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Stormy, giving new meaning to the phrase "high on grass." She rolls in it every single evening, and then tries to come in without shaking off. Of course, once in, that's when she shake . . . all over the house. So she has to get brushed down first before she's allowed inside.

Of course, with a little snow, it would tamp that down and she'd feel better, and it wouldn't be so dry. We got a few sprinkles a half-hour ago, not even enough to settle the dust. Supposed to hit eighty here next week, so forget snow; we won't even get rain.

I'm sure we'll have plenty of wind, though. My joints are screaming at me. I'm tired anyway from last week, from the heavy labor over the weekend, from yesterday's chemo dose, even if it is lower now, and from haling a bunch of heavy stuff yesterday [bird seed, mineral salt, bags of Quik-Rete]. And still so much to do.

I did get the five new pairs of earrings all posted a couple of nights ago, at least, so you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The necklace is also up now, here. And, of course, I've still got tax shit to deal with.

The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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. 

Red Willow Spirit: A Precipitant Blue

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for a land unable to recognize its seasons or decide on what its weather should be. It's two images from recent years at this time, linked by a single new work of wearable art, all of them illustrating a precipitant blue worthy of the Skystone, and of he sky itself.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes looming, and we need to get caught up. 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.         

The hard season.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That cloud bank above the horizon? That doesn't actually look like a cloud; it looks like a smoke plume. There's a definite origin point behind the peaks just out of the shot tot he right, and it extends leftward all the way across. It's way too far north to be any of the prescribed burns currently announced [and we've got way too much wind for that to be happening anyway, not that that makes a damn bit of difference, as we all know all too well here].

Which is worrying.

Absent an official announcement or news reporting on it, though, there's nothing we can do except be vigilant.

This is the hard season, in every sense of that phrase.

I woke up this morning feeling like my entire body had been run over by a semi. That's partly last week's trip; partly the physical labor I've had to do lately; partly the allergy flare because of this weather and wind; and a big part of it is caused by the winds themselves. Absolutely nothing I can do about it, except grit my teeth and keep going as much as possible. Today was also chemo day, albeit at the lower dose, thankfully, so I'm hoping not to be completely miserable tomorrow. Then again, we're supposed to have gale-force winds again, so if they're right, that's an entirely vain hope.

I did get the five new pairs of earrings all posted a couple of nights ago, at least, so you can see them on the site at the head of the appropriate gallery now. The necklace will be up later tonight; I just have to finish the description. And, of course, I've still got tax shit to deal with.

The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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.