Late June skies.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Early April, and we have late June skies.

We also had a small rain shower this evening, along with a full rainbow and a second rainbow trying to form at either end. None of these are spring conditions; it's summer weather, despite the cold. 

This has been a day from hell. The guys were over this morning to look at the side door, the one whose lock came off in my hand a couple of weeks ago. Of course, the manufacturer has made it both a nonstandard size and a proprietary internal construction, which means it's impossible to put a different handle/lock assembly on it. We can't even put a deadbolt on it. And those assholes don't make this model anymore [it's been nine years, for fuck's sake], so we can't get either the handle/lock or a replacement door [not that we'd buy it from them anyway]. We also learned today that the break was inevitable, not least because they sent the wrong hinges, and it was hung incorrectly on top of that, and the lock tumbler was a piece-of-shit flimsy bit of thin steel.

So we're screwed. We're going to have to special-order a whole new door [through Randall's, the locals], because of that whole nonstandard size bullshit. It's going to set us back well into four figures. We don't have it, because taxes, if I get the damn things done, are going to take every last cent. I've been sick for days [all autoimmune, but it's been bad], and now my right shoulder has subluxed [partially dislocated], and my whole dominant arm and hand are in excruciating pain. And there are still the taxes to get done. Oh, and FB still locking me out, so I can't work with my own damn group, not that I have a spare minute anyway.

I hate this week. And I still have to get through it, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. We were already eight weeks behind where we need to be on sales even before the door decided to go to hell, and we will not get through this year if that doesn't change soon. 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.  

Red Willow Spirit: Life Newborn For a World Reborn

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for this post-Easter week, and for Earth's round dance of spring. It's a trio of wonderfully apt images linked by a single masterwork of wearable art shown from two perspectives, manifest as life newborn for a world reborn.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's April, taxes due, 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.          

Just chillin'.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Early this morning, a little male house sparrow, just chillin' on the the handle of the lawn mower.

If only.

I'd love to have enough downtime for that, but no. yesterday was absolute hell, this will be hell week, and all I can say is that it better be done before the week is out.

On all fronts.

I ain't got time for this shit.

But I still have to get through this week yet, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. We are literally eight weeks behind where we need to be on sales, and we will not get through this year if that doesn't change soon. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff 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.  

Monday Photo Meditation: Coaxing New Life From the Eggshell of the Earth

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for, holiday now past, a world ready to get down to the business, and the work, of spring. It's a reflection on current conditions, built around an old digital photo of a tool far, far older yet, and on what the process of coaxing new life from the eggshell of the earth requires of us now. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's April, taxes due, 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.         

Some sort of momentary equilibrium.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Tulips up. Not out yet, but up. We'll see if they survive the sub-freezing nights.

We had early summer in late winter; now it's late spring in early spring. At some point we should hit some sort of momentary equilibrium, but I doubt it.

I mean, it's not like there's any on any other front. Today has been a catastrophically terrible day in nearly every context, not the least of which is Facebook fucking me over so thoroughly, because I object to their manipulation of my settings, that they've locked me out of my own account.  "We do not recognize you on this device."  Bitch, it's the only device I've used you on for six fucking years now.

What it means is that I can't admin the mutual-aid group, hands-on. Thank all that's holy for Karen and Yamuna, who can do it in the meantime. But this will take days to resolve, if then, for technical reasons, and considering that my laptop whitescreened not long thereafter, well, it's a shitty start to the week in tech terms. And every other way, too, given that I could not even start on my own work before this evening, and nothing on the tax shit, because I haven't had two seconds to think.

The one good thing about it is that I can't be connected, so I'll be mostly out of reach, except for the folks who have my e-mail and/or phone. But I have to get through this week yet, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. We are literally eight weeks behind where we need to be on sales, and we will not get through this year if that doesn't change soon. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff 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.  

Redrawing the Hoops of Renewal and Rebirth

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for a day meant to symbolize renewal and rebirth in multiple traditions, one manifest in the cycles of earth hoops that carry us through the year. It's a pair of old-style traditional loop earrings, the first in Wings's recent return to this design, perfect seasonal inspiration for redrawing the hoops of renewal and rebirth.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already April, taxes are due, 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.

Perfect day in early May. On April 4th.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Clear blue skies [not a cloud anywhere]; snow on the peaks; lots of green; chilly but no wind. Perfect day in early May.

On April 4th.

We were fortunate last night, The mercury did drop well into the 20s, but our blossoms are still here, and so are our leaf buds and new leaves. ::Shrugs:: maybe we'll get lucky. Or maybe not. It's one of those things that's completely out of our hands.

The things that are not are what's bedeviling me now. Getting this stupid tax stuff wrapped up is the first thing. Every year, I get madder and madder that we're having to do this for the evils that are being done with it. That, too, is out of our my hands, and no amount of "vote harder!" has done anything except force us to witness it get worse, so, again . . . ::shrug::. Don't expect me, at this pass, to buy into the garbage anymore. Especially when we can't seem to get a minimally decent candidate to save even their own lives, or at least their political careers.

But I have to get through next week yet, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Which means that I cannot and will not take on anything else until all this is off my desk. Period. I'm sorry, but that includes anyone wanting mutual-aid help who's not willing to post it publicly. Do not send someone to me this week who needs a whole new . . . whatever. I can't do it. They have to join the group and post it there, or wait until next week at the earliest, possibly the week after. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff 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.