Make it rain.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was this morning. It's raining now.

Which is wonderful. At the moment, it's a soft, gentle, steady rain, which is what we most need.

It's been a freaking day. Errands, lots of time on my feet and walking, and I hurt everywhere now. But we're still waiting to hear the size of the check we need to write to Uncle Sam [it's going to be big, no matter what], and that means that we need to make it rain in the metaphorical sense, too.

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]. So we've got to get caught up, and we've got to maintain it, because we've got big costs [the door, for one] ahead. 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.   

Monday Photo Meditation: The Vast Vault of the Spring Sky

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for strange mid-April days and the absent markers of ordinary spring. It's an image from eleven short days ago, like this day before the clouds moved in, showing us clearly the vast vault of the spring sky overhead.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's April, taxes turned over but still waiting to hear the total 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 sun and cold and endless wind.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Clouds, no rain, just sun and cold and endless wind. 

And exhaustion.

I'm so tired. So much pain. And the depression that goes with all of it. I can't get anything done that I need to do. And still no access to FB entirely because of their bullshit, which means still no access to my own group. 

At least one sale, possibly a second to come, and that puts us still very, very far behind where we need to be, but not as far behind as we were yesterday, so I'm grateful for that. 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]. So we've got to get caught up, and we've got to maintain it, because we've got big costs [the door, for one] ahead. 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.   

Present At the Birth of the Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an all-new work featured here today for the first time, a cuff whose strikingly traditional silverwork holds a phenomenally beautiful Skystone. It's a work wrought in vintage style, with a slender band, deep freehand stampwork, and a flanged bezel framing a stunning turquoise cabochon, a reminder that we are present at the birth of the sky, for each new day and for the season, too.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already April, taxes turned over but we're still awaiting the butcher's bill, and we badly 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.  

Whatever, we'll take it.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Beautiful rain in the dark hours of this morning, and then beautiful fog in the light. No real rain to speak of this afternoon, despite the constant parade of storms, but there is a new dusting [emphasis on "dusting"] on the tundra of the peaks.

Whatever, we'll take it.

I'm exhausted. I slept nine hours straight, save for the dogs waking me up to go out/come in. Today's been about trying to get my bearings again , now that the taxes are turned over. Still not done with them; we're waiting to see how bad the damage is, and we have to go in and sign and pay. But most of it is of my desk, and I could not be more grateful.

But trying to catch up on everything else is why everything's late tonight. Well, that on the pain and fatigue levels that the last several weeks [months] have inflicted on me. Also, still no access to FB, because no time to deal with it, which means still no access to my own group. At least one sale, possibly a second to come, and that puts us still very, very far behind where we need to be, but not as far behind as we were yesterday, so I'm grateful for that. 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]. So we've got to get caught up, and we've got to maintain it, because we've got big costs [the door, for one] ahead. 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.   

A World Reawakened By the Power of the Storm

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a vintage-style masterwork perfect for this season, a work that embodies the priceless gifts that attend another turn of the earth. It's a cuff bracelet with extraordinary Art Deco freehand silverwork, set with an equally phenomenal stone, one especially apt for this day here and a world reawakened by the power of the storm.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already April, taxes turned over but we still need to find out what the butcher's bill will be, and we badly 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.  

Friday Feature: The Restorative Medicine of a Spring Rain

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with an old-style masterwork shown from three perspectives, one that's perfect for the gifts of this too-early spring. It's a necklace wrought in vintage style, and in an old traditional form and shape, set and strung with the colors of the season and embodying the restorative medicine of a spring rain.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already April, taxes turned over but we still need to find out what the butcher's bill will be, and we badly 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.