Lunar convergence, and some good news for a change. Robbing Peter to pay Paul, but at least I'll be breathing. Sales and shares still very badly needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

My old (OLD) camera doesn't handle shots like this. My good one would've managed it, but it's beyond repair, so this will have to do. And yes, I was out there off and on between 4 and 6 A.M. getting these. One huge change is that I could slip out the upstairs door onto the deck and have an unobstructed view of this lunar convergence thingy, and be only steps away from warmth and a place to sit comfortably. I also took it very easy in the process. And 6 AM was the end of it; no moon visible, and a sudden harsh north wind that arrived with the dawn; up until then, it had been remarkably warm. We still have the wind, but it's pushing sixty degrees at this moment.

The day has been crazybusy already, but with one bit of good news: It looks like I will have a portable O2 concentrator as of next week. The very kind woman at the local medical supply company from whom we've been renting the big monster somehow arranged a deal with her boss, and instead of paying $400 a month rental, they will let us buy it outright at $100 over half the purchase price. Yes, it's new, not refurbished, and under full warranty. No, I don't know how or why, but I'm practically weeping with relief and gratitude. This will let us go to Santa Fe and exchange his scrap silver for new (which is kind of urgent at this point, since he's getting really low on both silver and stones). It will also let me go along on errands a lot more easily now. We can't do it today, or we'd be on our way down there already, but if all goes as expected, we should be able to swing it next week. 

The bill collectors won't be happy that I'm prioritizing breathing over paying them, but I can't pay them anyway if I'm no longer breathing, so they'll just have to wait a while longer. Of course, that means that we still need sales and shares, and badly. Sales particularly, given that the village closure is coming fast. The rest is cut-and-paste, because I'm buried under a massive to-do list and I'm still very, very far behind on all of it, so here are the links: 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (a reminder to me about fear);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales, with a new and fabulous pair of earrings just posted;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

I had planned to some new stuff to launch at my new site today (or, rather, long before today), but between lack of money and technical issues, that's still on hold. This business of ignoring my symptoms and my pain  and discomfort does seem to be helping my brain and body both find some sort of accommodation with this oh-my-god-you're-going-to-die thing that keeps happening, which is to say, every time it crops up, I smack it ruthlessly back down and force myself to sit and breathe through it. I dunno how long this will keep working, but I'm going to bulldoze my way through it as much as possible, DX or no. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



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The Infinite Promise of the Light's Return

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work especially apt for today's predawn lunar convergence. It's a pair of earrings that embody the power of the eclipse, and the infinite promise of the light's return.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



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Hey, Eagle!!!

Got your attention?

What the hell do you want?

Stalking's a bad look.

Dawn. Still 3 months behind. Sales/shares still badly needed.

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This is why waking up in the morning is such a gift: a sunrise that more properly belongs in October, here out of season to herald tomorrow's lunar convergence.  There's a close-up of that lenticular formation at my other site, linked below.

I've been at everything all day, so I figured I might as well knock this one out, too, and be done with it, since I have a lot of other work that needs doing offline today and tonight (and tomorrow, andandand . . .). I'm not sure how well this "ignoring" stuff is going, but I keep plodding ahead slowly. Still three months behind, though.

Nothing has changed except the insistence of the medical bill collectors, so for this week, at least, no one should expect to see or hear too much of or from me. That includes now, so the rest is cut-and-paste. Here are the links: 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (the dawn's gift);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales, with a new and fabulous pair of earrings just posted;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



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Red Willow Spirit: In the Shadow of a Blue Moon

Photo copyright Wings, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the day before a lunar lightshow unseen for these last one hundred and fifty-two years. It's a meditation, on the nature of such feminine spirits, on their processes of ordeal and transcendence, and on the gift of living, for one day, in the shadow of a blue moon, and in its light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. The photos featured today (along with yesterday's) were an informal series that he took in stages a few years ago, all from the same vantage point and at the same general time of day, and as always with his images, they're available for purchase in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



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Ravens, and small things here and gone. Mostly out of pocket all week. Sales and shares still badly needed, though.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Caught these two early, way, way up out of decent camera range and the sun too hard in my eyes to know whether I was even getting them. I wish I could soar up there with them. The whole clan lives here now, camping out in the aspens and demanding that the feeder be refilled. 

It's been an odd day. Started off making some scratch unexpectedly, with the guy who we normally buy our supplemental hay from needing to buy some of ours, instead. The middle of the day was one damn thing after another, all requiring errands and going places and tracking down things and basically wearing us both out. End of the day brought us someone in dire need of help, so there goes the small windfall right back out again. Tomorrow and Wednesday I've set aside for some of my own work, and the gate's basically staying shut and locked. No errands. No nothing. Wings wants uninterrupted time in his studio, and I'm already a month behind on a bunch of stuff.

No improvement on the health front, and no real prospect of it, either, so I decided today that I'm going to try to force myself to do what I've pretty much done with my autoimmune disease: Ignore it as much as humanly possible. No, that doesn't mean ignoring the meds or doctor's orders; it means that even in those moments when I literally feel like my body's trying to die on me, I'm just going to breathe my way through it, pretend it's nothing, and go about whatever of my business I can. As I've said, the way I feel on a moment-to-moment basis lately is actually so bad as to defy description, but I refuse to be held hostage to something that apparently no one can or will DX, much less fix. Of course, that means that I will still be living with constant and equally indescribable pain and fatigue, so for this week, at least, no one should expect to see or hear too much of or from me. That includes now, so the rest is cut-and-paste. Here are the links: 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (just a cool shot with a reminder to myself);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales, with a new and fabulous pair of earrings just posted;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



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Monday Photo Meditation: The Prophetic Moon's Call

Photo copyright Wings, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a photo meditation for the outset of a week of great celestial convergence. It's also a contemplation of our own responsibilities to our world in a time of great peril, a time for us to answer the prophetic moon's call.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always with Wing's photos, the image is available for purchase in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



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Escape (denied). Progress denied, too. New work at Wings's site; shares and sales needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

That's what I'd like to do right now: Escape. It's an especially hellish day physically. Partly high winds, mostly just whatever's wrong. It's terrifying, and there's nothing I can do except ride it out.

Anyway, no rest for the weary. Been trying to work on the new site, and I finally realized that I really can't do that until I can afford an upgrade to it (the type, which is going to set me back $300, because they don't bill monthly). That will have to wait a bit, because immediate bills come first. So even though I had hoped to have it look different tonight, y'all are gonna be stuck with the same old basic look and function (or lack thereof).

The way I feel on a moment-to-moment basis lately is actually so bad as to defy description, and I'm too tired anyway, so the rest is cut-and-paste. Here are the links: 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (no real substance again, but a kind of cool shot);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales, with a new and fabulous pair of earrings just posted;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

The Elemental Love of Fire and Water

Photo copyright Aji, 2018;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's Wings's newest work, completed less than an hour ago, and perfectly suited to upcoming celebrations. It's a pair of earrings that manifest as the elemental love of fire and water, rivers of the heart that give life to whole worlds.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.





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Songbirds and syrup (the sap will run early this year). Sales and shares very much needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

My songbird buddy up there, looking at me like I'm crazy. He's probably right.

Another hugely busy day, and another day with me slow as molasses. Or maybe I mean maple syrup (see elsewhere); whatever. So I'm behind, as always these days. I'm hoping tomorrow we don't have to go anywhere or do anything except our regular work around here.

Too tired for much tonight, especially given that I still have to do dinner, so the rest is cut-and-paste. Here are the links: 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (no real substance again, but memories of home);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



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The Warm Glow of a Red Willow Sunrise

Photo copyright Aji, 2018l all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's one of Wings's newest works, one informed explicitly by the spirits of its name. It's a pair of earrings inspired by the warm glow of a red willow sunrise, the magic and medicine that begin each day for people and place.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with a big medical outlay this week), so shares are much appreciated.



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Lost lens and a lock-out, and another episode besides. We're right at the bone. Shares and sales desperately needed.

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She gave me only one really distant overhead shot today. She was here a lot, but way too fast for me.

This has been a hell of a day. Yesterday's outlay has put us close to the bone. We have vehicle insurance due (my jalopy AND the truck), plus medical appointments next month, plus a whole bunch of other stuff, and no holiday sales safety net to see us through. I lost a contact lens right off the bat this morning, and I have only one back-up left. I had another episode today, new meds notwithstanding (it took a lot longer to happen today, but when it did, it was a lulu; still not fully over it), and on top of it all, our Web provider's server host locked me out of our own site because apparently someone didn't pay attention to actual patterns. They let every damn hacker and stalker through, to the tune of dozens of MB of bandwidth apiece, and then suddenly decide I'm accessing it too often? We've got it back now, but it halted me in the middle of tweeting out examples of current inventory, because we desperately, DESPERATELY need to make some sales. I'll be back to it later tonight.

All that said, I'm really not feeling very well. Part of it is bitter cold resulting from high winds; wind messes with my AI disease more than anything else in terms of weather. Mostly, though, it's the physical stress my body's under right now. If the doc is right about this swap business going on, there's likely something wrong with my adrenal system. It might not be anything too terribly wrong in the abstract, but the manifestation of it has the potential to be deadly, in very literal terms, so unless and until the new meds kick in in a substantial way, I'm not feeling too positive right now. I'm also completely wiped out all the time, so the rest is cut-and-paste. Here are the links, and we need sales and shares desperately (because see that total in the first graf up there): 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (no real substance; just something pretty);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

As I said last night, I am still not sleeping, and tonight, I feel like absolute crap. I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Friday Feature: Heart and Fire

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work by a master that gives voice to the Earth's own heartbeat. On a day as bitterly cold and windy as this, such a profoundly traditional version of the drum shares with us a little heart and fire.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now; a few hundred more out the door yesterday, and more medical expenses to come), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



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Icebergs, and digging out (with a link to someone else's fundraiser). Shares and sales badly needed for us, too.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Sometimes, you hit an iceberg. That was November 10th, for us. We'll be digging out for years yet (medical bills are at $25K and counting). Someone else we all know will be working to get free for along while, too, so if you can, go throw some in that particular kitty; we've kicked in a little, too.

Spent the afternoon at the doctor's office, and I'm beat. A change in one Rx, the addition of another, plus a couple of consults for other kinds of treatment. No invasive testing, thank all that's holy (for now, anyway). I'm now on a specific kind of beta blocker, trying to get my blood pressure off this rollercoaster; I've been spiking into the red zone every time I eat or drink anything at all, and the theory is that when I was exposed to the mist cloud on November 10th, it triggered something that essentially swapped the functions of my sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, with the result that the act of eating is bizarrely jacking my blood pressure way up into the red zone. Anyway, we'll roll with it for now and see what happens. But the upshot is that I'm wiped out, so the rest is all cut-and-paste. Here are the links, and we need sales and shares desperately (because see that total in the first graf up there): 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (sparked by the image; it was over 50 here today);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

As I said last night, I am still not sleeping, and tonight, I feel like absolute crap. I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



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#ThrowbackThursday: A Drop of Blood, a Flame, the Spark of Life

Photo copyright Wings, 2018; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a work from about a dozen or so years ago that was unique among its kind. It's the archetypal Southwestern Native heartline bear, but as always with Wings's work, one that followed its own winding path to evoke a drop of blood, a flame, the spark of life itself.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This piece sold a decade or so ago, but if the style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now; a few hundred out the door today, with more consults scheduled), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



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A visitor, and not much but bills and expenses. Shares and sales badly, badly needed.

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Today's visitor.

I don't have time (or inclination) for much tonight. With tomorrow's appointment and the prospect of more tests looming, plus end-of-month expenses (vehicle insurance, renewing my O2, etc., etc.), I'm spending all my time right now trying to figuring out how to make sales and pay for everything, with very little return on the time and effort invested. I can't get anything else done, because everything's taken up with survival right now. I had hoped I wouldn't have to spend each day living in fear this year, but apparently I'm not ever going to get free of it.

I can't bother with the rest right now; it's all cut-and-paste.  Here are the links: 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (sometimes, no words are needed; click the image to see);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

As I said last night, I am still not sleeping, and tonight, I feel like absolute crap. I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Time for Warmth, and Time to Dance In It

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a pair of Wings's newest works, a small set not precisely matched, but complementary in nature. Each piece is infused with the fire of the sun on a cold winter's day, and remind us that even now, there is time for warmth, and time to dance in it.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now; more expenses coming up tomorrow and through the end of the month), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



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A warm-up, a ton of errands, a thank-you on the dogs' behalf, and a visitor at my other site. Share and sales badly needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

It's a beautiful day today — only one below early this morning, and while I'm not sure it hit the predicted high of 44, the lack of any real wind makes it feel as though it did.

It's been a hugely busy, beginning with an early dental appointment for Wings; then errands and picking up feed supplies and so forth. Bless you, whomever ordered the dog food that was waiting for us when we got home this afternoon. The puppies should be set for the winter for kibble (and at least part-way into spring, too).

Less than two days now to my own appointment, thank all that's holy. My pain levels are out of control, and I'm not talking about the autoimmune stuff (although there's that, too, natch). Of course, that's more cash down the bottomless well of our so-called health-care system, so we need shares, because we need to make sales.

Desperately, in fact. We need folks to share our links, to offer endorsements of Wings's work to their friends and family, to keep it all moving out there in front of as many people as possible. I really mean it when I say I have no idea how we're going to get through the rest of the winter. I'm being hounded daily over the medical stuff already. And it's not as though I can do anything, physically, but without a diagnosis, none of that matters in the slightest. Also without a diagnosis? Simple survival is no sure thing right now. It's frightening to know that the next few months are going to be so fraught — and then to realize that, if I'm lucky, I'll survive to see them at all. So here are the links; please continue to share them consistently (and the rest is cut-and-paste, mostly): 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (sometimes, no words are needed; click the image to see);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

As I said last night, I am still not sleeping, and tonight, I feel like absolute crap. I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Red Willow Spirit: The Fire In the Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for snowy January days ending in molten twilight. It's a meditation on the nature of the midwinter sunset and an exploration of the gifts of the fire in the light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. It's a series of three images today captured on an earlier January evening only moments apart, and as always with Wings's photos, they're available for purchase in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Sub-zero at last. Shares and sales very much needed.

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According to the weather app on Wings's phone, it was -7 (yes, seven below zero) when we first woke up this morning. By the time I got around to checking the temperature again around 8:30 or so, it was all the way up to a whole five degrees. 

It is going to get a lot colder tonight. The wind's still blowing, even though normally it dies down before sunset. But even this morning, I was shocked: First, I was so wiped last night that I completely forgot to leave the taps running slightly, and yet we had running water in all sinks, toilets, showers, etc. Second, I was the first one down, and of course both fires had burned down during the night . . . and yet it was still mildly warm in here, sub-zero lows notwithstanding. It's one thing to have it still be warm when the low was 19; quite another when it drops below zero. All the hard work that went into the design and construction of this house has already paid off, in one sense, at least.

Still. This kind of weather has always been hard on my joints, but now, it's affecting my breathing. I'm glad to be seeing the doc this Thursday, even though that means a lot more expense (all the more so since it will likely involve orders for more imaging). I'll have a new necklace (yes, the one I promised you tweeps the other night) in the proper gallery at Wings's site later on this evening. For now, I have to cook (it's a stir fry of sorts tonight; rice, vegetables, and chorizo; posole tomorrow, probably). But what I need from folks at this point is shares for sales, shares for sales. We need 'em.

Desperately, in fact. We need folks to share our links, to offer endorsements of Wings's work to their friends and family, to keep it all moving out there in front of as many people as possible. I really mean it when I say I have no idea how we're going to get through the rest of the winter. I'm being hounded daily over the medical stuff already. And it's not as though I can do anything, physically, but without a diagnosis, none of that matters in the slightest. Also without a diagnosis? Simple survival is no sure thing right now. It's frightening to know that the next few months are going to be so fraught — and then to realize that, if I'm lucky, I'll survive to see them at all. So here are the links; please continue to share them consistently (and the rest is cut-and-paste, mostly): 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (just an image; a beautiful dance by a friend);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

As I said last night, I am still not sleeping, and tonight, I feel like absolute crap. I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even temps and wind chills are both below zero. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



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Monday Photo Meditation: The Coldest Fire

Photo copyright Wings, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a photo meditation for a bitter Monday in which the air freezes breath and burns skin exposed too long. It's a contemplation on the meaning of fire, and a reminder that even the coldest fire has the power to illuminate, to fulfill prophecy, and to urge us to act to bring about a better world.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always, Wings's photos are available for purchase in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with more expenses coming Thursday), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



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Hey, Stalkers!

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Yeah, you new ones, in addition to the Pennsylvania fake. You from Massachusetts, and you from Oklahoma, and ESPECIALLY you from Colorado, all these obsessive weeks, day after day after freaking day.

Yeah, you're completely transparent. You've got one option: Woman up and contact me personally to get the answers you so desperately don't want. Otherwise, get lost.

There aren't even cobwebs for you here.

You know what? I think Imma leave this pinned to the top here. That way y'all can't miss it.


Edit:  Told you I would pin it.  Do you see me now?

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SNOW! Like six inches of the stuff. And sub-zero temps coming (along with more bills). Sales/shares needed. Badly.

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That was the view out the front door twenty minutes ago. Now? Looks like it's snowing again, off-schedule, but it's just a touch of ground blizzard, thanks to the wind.  It'll die down, but not before it sends the mercury below zero here tonight. The next couple of days are going to be very harsh.

We are absolutely jazzed to have snow. I've learned, though, that I can't spend much time out in it in my current condition. Fortunately, Wings agreed to use the old leaf blower rather than shovel today; he can't be doing that in this kind of cold, either. 

New earrings featured at Wings's site today (you can see them in the post below this one here). A necklace coming tomorrow (yes, it's the one I promised you tweeps the other night). Now I have to go start dinner, and considering how long everything takes me (and how difficult it is to brain right now - I haz the dumb, as the saying goes), I need to get off this and onto that, so the rest is cut and paste. Seriously, though: Sales and shares.  We needs 'em. Badly.

Desperately, in fact. We need folks to share our links, to offer endorsements of Wings's work to their friends and family, to keep it all moving out there in front of as many people as possible. I really mean it when I say I have no idea how we're going to get through the rest of the winter. I'm being hounded daily over the medical stuff already. And it's not as though I can do anything, physically, but without a diagnosis, none of that matters in the slightest. Also without a diagnosis? Simple survival is no sure thing right now. It's frightening to know that the next few months are going to be so fraught — and then to realize that, if I'm lucky, I'll survive to see them at all. So here are the links; please continue to share them consistently (and the rest is cut-and-paste, mostly): 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (quick tonight; just a question or two);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

As I said last night, I am still not sleeping, and tonight, I feel like absolute crap. I really do need whatever vibes folks have for getting this DX'd and dealt with, because besides scaring the hell out of me 20 times a day, I'm really not good for much right now. Still, it's a gift to wake up each morning, even when the wind chills are teens or below.  Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.