Not enough for a pattern.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Lots of stormclouds today, lots of wind and dust, and an hour or two of rain. That's two days straight of discrete rainstorms, which is encouraging, but not enough for a pattern.

Yet. 

All the other patterns are irritants at best, and enraging at worst. 

Of course, once again, everything's late. My pain levels are completely out of control now, and it appears that there's nothing I can do about it. It's making me slow, and my workload keeps increasing y the day, drastically so. And like I said yesterday, all I can do is keep slogging, moving on to the next thing, and the next, and the next. That includes all the time I'm losing to this bureaucratic nightmare, all because resentful colonizers won't do their damn jobs, and all the time I keep losing to other people's bullshit.

But I've got to bring in a lot more sales and I can't even get enough time to chase them because of everything else. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. 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 [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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.

#ThrowbackThursday: Dust and Clouds and a Dusky, Fiery Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday featured work that dates back only to April of this year, and a very special multi-part commission from a dear friend. It's a pair of earrings, part of a matching set of three works built around dusty red rhyolite cabochons, manifest in the high-desert summer's dust and clouds and a dusky, fiery light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, but if the style or stone speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own.  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.

A real storm, real rain.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was at sunset, the front clearly visible as it departed. It was followed by another one later, but the strange thing is that, even though they're following the rhythms of the monsoonal patterns that we once had here, they're not actually following the patterns themselves. To do that, they would come from the southwest, and instead, these are  starting in the northeast, and moving around to the southeast, whence they move overhead for us now.

I have no idea what the correct term for these patterns would be. But it's a real storm, real rain, and we're grateful for it.

Also, you don't realize just how much drought makes the land stink, of dust and dirt and smoke, until you step outside after a real rainstorm and the whole world smells clean.

Of course, once again, everything's late. My pain levels are completely out of control now, and it appears that there's nothing I can do about it. It's making me slow, and my workload keeps increasing y the day, drastically so. And like I said yesterday, all I can do is keep slogging, moving on to the next thing, and the next, and the next.

But I've got to bring in a lot more sales and I can't even get enough time to chase them because of everything else. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. 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 [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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.

From the Gentle Glow of Dawn to the Sunset's Flames

 

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork by any measure, a necklace manifest in all the shades of the sun. It's an extraordinary combining of three unusual and very varied gems, suspended from. strand of beads hand-selected specifically to match, capturing the whole of the light, from the gentle glow of dawn to the sunset's flames, and everything in between them.

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.

Coyote's back. In more ways than one.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

A while bfore sunset this evening, I could hear Emmy squawking her head off in the chicken coop; our lone remaining 'lorp, along with two Americaunas. Two of the dogs were outside, and the useless mutts were just lying there, looking the other direction.

Meanwhile, Coyote's back. In more ways than one.

No, he couldn't get into the coop; he went away yet again without another chicken dinner. But clearly I have to keep an eye out myself, since our worthless "watchdogs" aren't watching anything at all. 

It'st been a day, and I am so freaking tired, and I have so much work to do before I can sleep. I'm falling further behind every day, and  today, I was so close to being paralyzed by it all that I just put my head down and slogged through the next thing, which i this case has been getting his new work up on the site, some of it waiting for two or three weeks now.

Bu today has been spectacularly bad. It's been a while since every single joint system in my body has been in such all-encompassing pain. Yesterday was chemo day, which I would've expected to help a little, but no, which may mean that it's time to raise the dose again. I've had no choice but to add the steroids. The pain meds aren't even taking the edge off right now. And I don't know what to do; I don't have time for this.

And I've got to bring in a lot more sales and I can't even get enough time to chase them because of everything else. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. 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 [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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.

Red Willow Spirit: The Twilight Fire In the Summer Sky

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the atmospheric magic of the rainy season's heart, even if it's a season we no longer have. It's three related images linked by two spectacularly apt works of wearable art, all of them manifestations of the twilight fire in the summer sky.

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.

 

Momentary.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was just before dark tonight. Not nearly as spectacular as the one in today's NDN Silver post that Wings shot 18 years ago, but still impressive.

And momentary. 

No rain today; plenty of heat. It's been an absolutely brutal summer, and the heat has made it that much worse, especially given the damage caused by that medication and the worsening of my illness. And I'm just so tired. All the time.

And I've got to bring in a lot more sales and I can't even get enough time to chase them because of everything else. This year has been hellishly expensive already, and we've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of this month, and that only happens if we make some sales now. 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 [I'll be adding some new items soon, things we could really use but that I can't justify spending money on right now, like some sheets and towels];
• 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.