A few moments' respite.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Beautiful light this evening. It was a few moments' respite at the end of another long, hard day.

Most of what made today long and hard was simple exhaustion, along with uncontrollable pain. I'm not sure it's going to get any better on those fronts. Which means that somehow, I've got to get my head around both sufficiently to let me get my work done much more efficiently, and thus much earlier.

We've got the truck back, we've made several sales, and we should be in much better shape going forward. I'm grateful beyond words, but it also still involves a huge amount of work on a bunch of different fronts right now. And we still need to make steady sales, and we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [the current remaining priorities are the LaminaSaver for Miika, and the Farnam fly spray, which is the very last item on the list as it displays here, despite being "highest" priority, so go figure];
• 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, a year that, so far, has been very 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.

Melding the Power of the Water and the Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an all-new work, shown here for the first time, one to honor the work of holding the First Medicines in a familiar yet different form. It's a work the grew out of Wings's much older [and feminine] signature series, but this is the Rainbow Warrior, melding the power of the water and the light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We still have to ensure that we break even on the year, and 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.

So much for their predictions of a Super El Niño.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

All these beautiful, mysterious stormclouds, and . . . nothing. Oh, we got a few drops, just a couple of episodes of sprinkles, nothing that even qualified as a shower.

It's fast becoming a big problem. 

So much for their predictions of a Super El Niño. At this rate, we'll be lucky to get any real rain at all.

This week has ended entirely on-brand, which is why I'm doing the first of my own work at 10:30 at night again. Next week is going to have to be different. I can't keep doing this, and I won't. I got to bed at three o'clock this morning . . . and got virtually no sleep, because yesterday's pace and physical exertion resulted in aggravation to my shoulder and a newly subluxed right knee, and the knee pain was agonizing enough to keep me awake most of the night. I can't keep that up, either.

I said last night that I I hoped it would be the last night of not being able to get started on my own work until this absurd hour, but no, apparently. I've been up until 2:30 or 3 AM every night for more than two weeks now. So much for June giving me a new start on doing things right. And I thought we were going to have everything covered before the month is out, but it will be mid-June now. I'm grateful beyond words, but it also still involves a huge amount of work on a bunch of different fronts right now. And we still need to make steady sales, and we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [the current remaining priorities are the LaminaSaver for Miika, and the Farnam fly spray, which is the very last item on the list as it displays here, despite being "highest" priority, so go figure];
• 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 very 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.

Returning Prosperity and Abundance

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; al rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work that is the latest iteration in one of Wings's longest-running but very intermittent signature series, the Fat Man, this one manifest as a man of prosperity. It's a reminder that the most seemingly whimsical spirits are often those sent to teach us the most essential lessons, including those for returning prosperity and abundance, in their truest forms, to a world desperately in need of them now.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's June, we're more than five full months into the year already, and we still have to make at least one sale a week to break even on the year. 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.

Taking shape.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved

That's the bracelet I posted here a couple of days ago, taking shape. The butterfly [there are two] isn't visible because he was shaping it; he'll do the overlays tomorrow.

And for once, we'll going nowhere by choice, because ten days and $1,500 cash later, we have the truck back. It's running beautifully. For that price, it should. But I'm just glad we have it back.

Of course, it meant that the whole day was spent in doing things that we intended to do ten days ago and couldn't. One of them, we still couldn't get done, because we couldn't get there in time, and that has ramifications for next week, but everyone will just have to deal. In the meantime, the single biggest thing is done and under way, and we were able to do an Albertson's run, as well a couple of other things.

And I will be wiped out all weekend as a result, but that's just the way it is. This disease is a menace.

And I hope sincerely, that this will be the last night of not being able to get started on my own work, this time until nearly 10 PM yet agains. I've been up until 2:30 or 3 AM every night for going on two weeks now. So much for June giving me a new start on doing things right. And I thought we were going to have everything covered before the month is out, but it will be mid-June now. I'm grateful beyond words, but it also still involves a huge amount of work on a bunch of different fronts right now. And we still need to make steady sales, and we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [the current remaining priorities are the LaminaSaver for Miika, and the Farnam fly spray, which is the very last item on the list as it displays here, despite being "highest" priority, so go figure];
• 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 very 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: Repairing Our World From Where We Stand

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a vintage-style masterwork created to honor sacred directions, sacred earth, and the medicine that is greater than the sum of their parts. It's a reminder, too, to recalibrate how we engage with both, to remember that our obligation is repairing our world from where we stand, and that if we do that, we are doing the work of protecting past, present, and future alike.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's June, we're more than five full months into the year already, and we still have to make at least one sale a week to break even on the year. 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.

Occasional winds; no rain.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Beautiful clouds, that once again became storm clouds, that once again passed us by entirely.  Occasional winds; no rain.

Not what the land needs right now, on either count.

Not what I need, either. I can deal with wet weather, and with cold. The wind is another matter entirely. And my pain levels are making basic function impossible, and I don't have time for that. 

I also don't have time for TEN DAYS with no truck. It better be ready tomorrow morning. This is ridiculous. I don't object to it being still in the shop if it's needed, but I do object to no communication and no information, and still no idea how much any of this is going to set us back. And if it's as simple as it's being made to sound, then I also object to losing ten days of things that needed to be done OVER  those ten days, time we can't get back.  Some things won't wait. Time with someone we're losing is one of them. 

And despite being essentially housebound by force with no vehicle for nine days straight? I still cannot get started on my own work, this time until 10 PM yet again, despite multiple attempts. I've been up until 2:30 or 3 AM every night for going on two weeks now. It's after 11 PM, and I'm barely under way with my own work. So much for June giving me a new start on doing things right. And I thought we were going to have everything covered before the month is out, but it looks like it'll likely be mid-June now, and that will only be if we're lucky at this point, given what's going on with the truck and everything else. And I'm still grateful beyond words, but it still involves a huge amount of work on a bunch of different fronts right now. And we still need to make steady sales, and we can still use help with shares, testimonials, wishlist stuff I can't get to yet, etc. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [the current remaining priorities are the LaminaSaver for Miika, and the Farnam fly spray, which is the very last item on the list as it displays here, despite being "highest" priority, so go figure];
• 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 very 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.