Unrecognizeable now.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

All haze; no snow. On March 29th.

It's a terrifying sight. It shouldn't look like this before July at the earliest, and even then, the haze would be there only if there's a nearby wildfire.

Which, of course, there are — several of them in the broader region. Our topsoil is destroyed; the soil here is like talc now. The winds are kicking up again, and if the weather changes this week as the forecast says it will? Those pear blossoms will be dead, and so will any chance of pears this fall. The same will hold for a lot of leaves and other plant life.

Everything here is unrecognizeable now.

The wind and pollen aren't helping with everything else, either. I've been working flat out all weekend and it will be the same into the workweek, and I'll be doing it in the middle of this god-awful flare, which means that I'll have no time [or energy, or functionality] for 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. I'm no good to anyone if I'm hospitalized or worse, and that's where this is heading if I don't halt it now. Because the last five, six 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 [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff off it that arrived today, 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. 

Like the Spring Winds, From All Directions

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work perfect for the vicissitudes of the season, for stability amid wild swings in temperature and weather and the hardest conditions of the year. It's a pair of earrings wrought in an old traditional style, with Wings's own unique detailing, layered with meaning and power that comes, like the spring winds, from all directions now.

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

One bright spot.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

I'm operating on no sleep for the third time in under a week. No, it's nothing I can do anything about, and it's not the result of anything I'm doing or not doing. This is what autoimmune disease does. And I'm stuck with it.

The flowers are one bright spot in what has otherwise been a fucked up day [week, month] so far. My honey brought them home to me yesterday, and they're beautiful. They also make the living room smell like spring. Not that "spring" has much meaning as a category here anymore. Then again, neither does "winter."

I am going to be working flat out all weekend and probably into next week, and I'll be doing it in the middle of this god-awful flare, which means that I'll have no time [or energy, or functionality] for 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. I'm no good to anyone if I'm hospitalized or worse, and that's where this is heading if I don't halt it now. Because the last five, six 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 [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff off it that arrived today, 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. 

A Cold Clear Spring Night

Photo copyright  A ji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the distant skies of the dark hours, radiating light upon our world. It's a pair of classic concha earrings, freehand stampwork imparting a sense of cosmic motion around hauntingly beautiful stones, together manifest in the beauty and power of a cold clear spring night in this high-altitude land.

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

All bets are off now.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Look at that nonsense. High winds this morning from the east. That never happens. Well, never used to, anyway; all bets are off now. Lots of haze in the air today, dust and dirt and smoke combined. It's also cold. Yeah, I know the mercury says 65, but at these wind speeds, after days in the mid-80s to mid-90s? It feels cold.

But it's the wind that makes me miserable. I can deal with the cold, the rain, the snow, the heat, whatever. Anything but wind. My joints, already a complete mess all week, are screaming at me now. Which means I won't be going anywhere or doing anything, which is fine, because I have to get too much done here, especially the tax stuff.

Of course, it all also means I'll have no time [or energy, or functionality] for anything else. I'm sorry, but that includes anyone wanting mutual-aid help who's not willing to post it publicly. I'm no good to anyone if I'm hospitalized or worse, and that's where this is heading if I don't halt it now. Because the last five, six 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 [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff off it that arrived today, 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: The Transformational Winds of Spring

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a pair of masterworks not made to match, but that coordinate beautifully, and powerfully, all the same. Each of these works is truly extraordinary, a vintage-style necklace and a cuff in the form and shape of one of the season's messenger spirits, together reminding us of the power inherent in the transformational winds of spring.

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

But here we are.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Those? Are pear blossoms. Already opening.

In March.

This also should not be happening until May, but here we are.

And we supposed to get rain next week [yeah, we'll see], and a return of the cold. Fifties in the afternoon translates into 20s at night. We might not have pears this year.

I'm on no sleep, again. Well, half an hour, forty-five minutes. That's basically none. And I'm grumpy as hell because there is no part of my body that doesn't hurt, every movement is painful, nothing works, and no sleep makes all of it worse. And that's not going to change at least through the end of the month, probably into April. Every day this week has been a mess, and next week's looking like it'll be more of the same.

Which means I'll have no time for anything else. I'm sorry, but that includes anyone wanting mutual-aid help who's not willing to post it publicly. I'm no good to anyone if I'm hospitalized or worse, and that's where this is heading if I don't halt it now. Because the last five, six 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 [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff off it that arrived today, 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.