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.  

The New World of the Night

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. 

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a personal favorite that captures the power of the dark hours when our world travels along the way of the night spiral. It's a pair of earrings set with hauntingly beautiful, positively Gothic focal stones, accented with metallic shimmer and green fire, showing us the new world of the night.

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.

A little more like April.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Looks a little more like April. Too much green for this early in the month, but sun and cold winds are more what we'd expect.

That's not the same as liking it.

This is the worst time of year, the hardest in every way. If we could just skip March and April, and everything involved with them [including taxes], and jump from February straight to May, we'd all be much happier.

But no. We're stuck with it, and coming to the end of the worst part, but that means that my days are increasingly horrendous. I need a magic wand. Of course, I need a magic and for a lot more than this crap. Starting with a functional, decent, humane society. Obviously, we can't have that, either.

But this week is going to kill me by the time it's done, and I have to get through it and 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 al 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.  

Friday Feature: A Hard and Haunting Path to Spring

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of works from Wings's three gemstone-bead signature series, created independently of each other but seemingly meant to belong together. It's a necklace built around an extraordinary focal, a pair of old-style loop earrings, and a coil bracelet, to honor the truth that ours is a hard and haunting path to spring, but one with its own beautiful, powerful medicine.

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.

Safe after all?

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Our pear blossoms are saved! Last night, the sky began to clear, and the mercury dropped to 35 — relatively early, maybe 7:30, 8:00. Based on that, it would normally have been in the 20s well before midnight. Except . . . the clouds moved back in, and held the residual warmth in so thoroughly that the temperature went back up.  It was 38 when I went to bed around 1, 1:30 AM; I gave up trying to sleep at 5 AM [I mean NO sleep, at all], got up, and discovered that it was still 38 degrees.

So maybe the petals and leaves will be safe after all?

But this week is going to kill me by the time it's done, and I have to get through it and 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 al 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.