The little problem.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Well, that giant bank of clouds did actually bring us some rain today. Short-lived, but strong and steady enough to be useful.

Still none of the other kind of rain, though, and that's going to have to change, soon.

The other bonus today was that I did sleep last night, after all, chemo notwithstanding [it usually keeps me awake the night of the day I take it], and the dogs didn't come up demanding to be let out until 7:14 AM, I think the clock said. The result was that I felt marginally better for the first time in weeks, what feels like months, and actually probably is. "Marginally" means exactly what it sounds like, too; I don't get a single moment's respite from the pain, but at least I was able to function. And we both made progress on our backlogs, so there's that.

Now there's just the little problem of sales.

It's been a ridiculously expensive month [whole year, on top of last year], and depending on what comes out of my doctor's appointment at the end of the month, it might get a whole lot more expensive yet, which only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.          

Red Willow Spirit: Days of Healing Restoration

Photo copyright Wings, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the downward slope of summer, for hope in the face of destruction and gratitude for its unexpected gifts. It's two images from the same series as yesterday's, casual snapshots, all, linked by a single all-new work of wearable art, reminding us of the earth's power, and our own obligations, in these days of healing restoration at summer's end.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still will need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

None of the other kind of rain, though.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

This morning's cloud towers. They did manage to form themselves into a short but fierce storm this afternoon, so there's that.

None of the other kind of rain, though.

It's been a hell of a day, and not in a good way, for a bunch of reasons, some of which are not mine to tell. For me, it's been a combination of constant disruptions to my work combined with this being my new chemo day now, so I'm not feeling great anyway.

Also not feeling great from everything else that's going on with my illness, but I can't see my doctor until the end of the month.

And I'll probably be up all night again, because that's what this ish does.

And since this has been a ridiculously expensive week [month, year], this only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                           

Monday Photo Meditation: Reviving the Land of Late Summer

Photo copyright Wings, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for changed conditions and endangered ecosystems, and for cycles and calendars that no longer apply. It's an image from three years ago almost to the day of a world that looks very different now, reminding us of the importance of the work of reviving the land of late summer.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.         

Studio time.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

I've written routinely elsewhere about Wings's work with a jeweler's saw. That's it up there.  When I say the blade is filament-thin? That's what I mean, because it is. If you enlarge the photo, you'll see the big open frame that holds it; the blade is like finely serrated wire about the gauge of an Eversharp lead, and it bends to accommodate both the stress and the lines and angles needed.

And sometimes, it breaks.

Not today, though. What you see there is him cutting out the backing of one of five separate hand-made bezels on a major work that's been in the works for a long time now. It's an old-style collar necklace, essentially a gorget, one that will have a giant center cab flanked by medium and smaller ones on either side. All turquoise. [The turquoise alone was a small fortune; it's the good stuff.]

And this is only one of . . . maybe a dozen different pieces in various stages on his workbench at the moment? With probably another two dozen in the conceptualization stage, doing backflips in his brain right now. That's the way this goes, which means the more studio time he gets, the more and more rapidly they get finished. Unfortunately, this summer has been exceptionally bad for "studio time." Hopefully this week will change some of that.

I've been dealing with the same problem with all of my own work: constant interruptions, derailments, emergencies, and al the ensuing backlogs. I had intended to get a giant laundry list of things done and off my to-do list this weekend, but yesterday's pain and fatigue levels made that impossible. So then I pinned my hopes to today, and . . . nope. Yesterday and today have been a couple of the worst days I've had, health-wise, in memory, and believe me, that's saying something, none of it good. I've talked a bit about why elsewhere and I don't have the energy to repeat it all here, but there are some new complications, and these are the sort that might require a nasty and expensive surgical intervention down the road, but in the meantime, they will most certainly require a bunch of expensive labs and even more costly imaging work.

And since this has been a ridiculously expensive week [month, year], this only adds to that pressure. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this past week, but I've got to sell them for it to make any difference. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                           

A Season of Small Renewals

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for these waning days of summer, for what should be a time of regeneration for the spirits of fall and winter to come. It's a pair of earrings wrought in an old traditional loop style, two cascading drops of green earth and blue sky and shimmering light, for a season of small renewals and the inspiration we need to do the work to keep them thriving.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.   

Dawn turns everything into magic.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Apparently I jinxed myself yesterday by asking for a couple of days to get stuff done without having to go anywhere or deal with anybody. I didn't have to do either of those two things, but I was up working until 12:30 AM. Went to bed, finally fell asleep, and within 20 minutes, Sunny was upstairs demanding to go out.

And once I was awake? The pain was so damn bad, and it's everywhere, that there was no possibility of sleep, but I was stupid enough to try.

I finally got up while it was still full dark and went back to work. I feel like the spirits gave me that up there as compensation, because dawn turns everything into magic.  But by now, I'm really feeling the exhaustion, and I've still got hours of work ahead of me. I just hope I'm allowed to sleep tonight. [With autoimmune diseases that involve severe chronic pain, lack of sleep is very literally the worst thing for us; it makes everything SO much worse.]

So now, I'm hoping for tomorrow to get done a lot of the things I had planned for today but can't because the pain and fatigue are all-consuming. There are just too damn many demands on us lately that have nothing whatsoever to do with our own work, and that's got to change.

And it's been ridiculously expensive week [month, year], too. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now; I posted seven new works by Wings this morning over on our site [and an 8th a few days ago]. There's a lot of gorgeous new work up, and that includes several pairs of brand new earrings are a more modest price point than most of this work. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                           

The Shimmering Veil of Unfurling Dawn

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's one of Wings's newest works, posted to the site only this morning, a pair of classic concha earrings wrought in a traditional style but given his own inimitable twist. It's a pair of concha drops scored freehand in an ancient motif known as a rolling sun and set with incredibly chatoyant peach moonstones, manifest as the shimmering veil of unfurling dawn that I witnessed here this morning.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.   

Is this week done yet?

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Some very odd asperitas clouds, pale blue and white instead of gray, and crammed in tightly between a bunch of other clouds. Normally they herald a change in the weather [as in so-called "bad" weather, which for us means "good," i.e., rain or snow], and we did get a little rain late this afternoon. Whether that translates to anything more tonight or this weekend remains an open question.

And seriously, is this week done yet? Because it's been a fucking nightmare every day. I know it's not quite over; there's still tomorrow, and that's likely to be more of the same in the morning yet again. But I really need to have a couple of days that don't involve me needing to go anywhere, or us having to have anyone stop by, because we have both got to get caught up, and there are just too damn many demands on us lately that have nothing whatsoever to do with our own work.

And it's been ridiculously expensive week [month, year], too. If we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                           

It's the Summer Sun That Carries Us Through to Winter

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of works that were all created entirely independently of each, but seem to belong together — all variations on water and sunlight. It's a masterwork of an old-style necklace combined with a pair of gemstone-bead earrings and a coil bracelet, all reminding us that it's the summer sun that carries us through to winter, and then back around again.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.  

First tassels.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

First tassels on the corn today. There are two stalks with them, neither of which seems to be among the tallest in terms of leaves. This is late, but with a little luck, not too late to give us a small harvest of decent ears.

Everything else is late, too, obviously, and it's been this way this whole damn week, and tomorrow, I can tell you right now, isn't going to be any different. It's been nonstop interruptions; I first sat down to write today's NDN Silver post at 10:30 this morning, and you can see how well that went; I was only able to sit in one place long enough to finish the damn thing ten whole hours later.

This has got to stop. And it's going to, because I'm just done. People think I need to be immediately available for everything they want no matter what, and when it's their screw-up, not mine? Yeah, no. When those same people start showing the slightest concern for us, maybe we'll talk again, but for now, I'm done. My health is deteriorating too badly, for one. And I'm sorry [no, I'm not], but I don't owe shit to people who play in my face. That's over, too.

Once again, all this nonsense has made everything late, so I'm going to be at this half the night for the fifth day [out of seven, with two still to come, so IOW, every. single. day] so far this week. Then again, when my pain is this bad, I can't sleep anyway, so whatever. But next week is going to be different. I'm done.

Because I have got to get caught up. And if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                          

#TBT: Illuminated By the Moon's Softer, Gentler Glow

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT work that dates back at least seventeen years, possibly a little more, an entry in one of Wings's longest-running signature series, the Pueblo pin. This one is set with genuine white moonstone, an embodiment of our summer nights here, our small world illuminated by the moon's softer, gentler glow, rather than that of the daylight hours' hot and relentless sun.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, but if the general style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own.  And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.    

And then there are *days*.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. 

There are days, and then there are days.

This has been the latter, from jump. 

My symptoms are progressing, apparently, and pretty badly. Today required me to be on my feet, walking a lot, and I did it all through a haze of pain, but I'm going to pay for it beyond just that now. And I can't get this other problem under control [because, if I'm right about what's causing it, there isn't any way to control it; all you can do is cut the source of it out, literally, and there's no way that can happen anytime soon, if at all]. So I feel like death pretty much all the time right now. And if you think that I look "normal," I can't tell you the amount of effort that takes. But it's not like anyone gives a shit anyway.

Today would have been my late sister's birthday. So there's the grief on top of everything, too, but it's a better marker than the one in October, the date of her murder, so there's that, I guess. But between that and the out-of-control physical pain [and other nonsense], today's not a day when I'm going to pretend to be sunny. The world's on fire and everything sucks.

And, of course, all the stuff I had to do today has made everything late, so I'm going to be at this half the night. Then again, when my pain is this bad, I can't sleep anyway, so whatever.

And I have got to get caught up. And if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                          

Late Summer's Foxfire Skies

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for these mid-August days — or, more accurately, nights — and their breathtaking gifts of a most ancient light. It's a cuff that seems made for this time of year when the Perseids are at their peak and we are granted moments of mystery and magic by way of late summer's foxfire skies.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.  

Rockin'.

Photo copyright Aji Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

One of the long list of commissioned works that are in various stages of the creative process. Despite the well and the weather and everything else, Wings has been rockin' in the studio the last couple of weeks, both on all the commissions and on inventory that's been stuck in the pipeline [also at various stages of completion] for too long now. This one is a hair cuff, the first piece to be near enough to done to post publicly [and in truth, it's very nearly done, despite how it looks; it'll ship this week].

Everything else needs a lot more work, but this one has a deadline.

Speaking of deadlines, I'm way behind on every single one I've set for myself. This summer has been a killer for that sort of thing, and right now, my health is iffy enough that it's setting me back even further. Nothing I can do about that right now, though.

In that regard, I feel kind of like the earth here, which keeps being promised rain by the official forecasts and keeps getting none. We were supposed to get rain yesterday and today, and got absolutely nothing; we'll have to see what the next few days bring, and whether it materializes, in either literal or metaphorical form.

But I have got to get caught up. And if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                         

Red Willow Spirit: The Diffuse Mysteries of the Post-Storm Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the summer rains that used to bless this land, and for the rarer gifts of the season now. It's meditation, too, on the diffuse mysteries of the post-storm light and its rainbow-like flowering across the earth.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And the well is fixed; we're good for now, but we still need to continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

It's been a hell of a week already, and it's only Monday.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

That's what we woke up to this morning. 

A leak in the new well tank.

It's been a hell of a week already, and it's only Monday.  

Most days, we get up, we go downstairs, I take my meds and make coffee, and we do a bunch of initial chores first thing. Then I go back up and take my shower. And I did that today, except that halfway through my shower, the water disappeared. Completely. Because somebody turned on the sprinkler outside. It came back, a little; took me forever to get the soap off. I got dressed and came downstairs, and a moment later, Wings came in and informed me that we had a new problem: a leak from the new well tank.

The good news is that they've already been out, fixed it, and gone again. It was apparently a casing on one of the fittings with an imperceptible crack, but you get water pressure on it, and that invisible crack gets visible very fast. Anyway, it's fixed, but I'm now tht much further behind on the day, and on the week already, too.

I also lasted only a week and a half without chemo. We talked about it last night, and I made the decision to go back on it this morning. It very clearly was not the cause of the problem I was concerned about [and am still concerned about it, although this narrows it down rather drastically to probably one likely cause, one which will cause expensive imaging to DX, and if it's what I expect, eventual surgery to fix]. Anyway, I feel better than I have in ten days, probably because my immune system has gotten suppressed again. Except for that other problem.

But I can't do anything about that now. For now, I've got to get his new work posted, and he's turning  his attention to his current commissioned works, something like 8 or 10 different pieces already in process [possibly with more to follow from multiple orders], and get those done very soon. In theory, we'll have rain the next two days, which might help both of us on that front; we'll see whether it materializes, in either form.

Because I have got to get caught up. And if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                         

Monday Photo Meditation: Through the Magical Prism of Water and Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for what should be the heart of the rainy season, and for the beauty born of its gifts. It's an image that dates back to an August afternoon some eighteen years ago, and the mysterious mist-shrouded rainbows brought to us through the magical prism of water and light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And while we thought we were fine because the new well tank is in? It's leaking. So our water is off, and they're out here digging, again. [It appears that it was a cracked part, and in truth? I doubt it was their error; I think the part itself was imperceptibly faulty.] But in the meantime, we still need to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.         

Wings's four newest works.

Photo copyright Ai, 2025; all rights reserved.

Completed this afternoon, Wings's four newest works. There is another pair of earrings set with carnelian that I posted . . . somewhere, probably bsky . . .  last week, plus a cuff that also needs to get up on the site. Which means a total of six [well, seven if you include yesterday's pin, which is already sold].

And no, these are not on the site yet, although I'll be working on that tonight [and probably tomorrow, too], but you can still order them if you don't want to wait. Stones are, clockwise from top left, iolite, peach moonstone, hematite, and Ethiopian Welo opal that has green and orange flash.

Anyway, as I was saying, I've got work to do, and my task list grows exponentially by the day. I've got to get his new work posted, and he's turning  his attention to his current commissioned works, something like 8 or 10 different pieces already in process [possibly with more to follow from multiple orders], and get those done very soon. In theory, we'll have rain the next two days, which might help both of us on that front; we'll see whether it materializes, in either form.

Because I have got to get caught up. But now that we have this big thing no longer hanging over our heads, if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                         

The Suns of Summer and Storm

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a pair of works for the elemental gifts of this season, each held by a Warrior Woman bringing breath and life and light. It's the last two pins in current inventory from one of Wings's oldest and most closely-held signature series, manifest as the suns of summer and storm.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And with our well tank replaced at long last, we'll be fine as long as we continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

The Full Bloom of the Night to Come

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's Wings's newest work, completed only today, The Spirit Horse  of twilight, ready to lead the world in an evening star dance. It's the latest entry in that decades-long signature series, the newest tribute to the being that visited him in a dream and asked to be given form and shape, this one bringing with it the full bloom of the night to come. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And our well tank is replaced! We have water [and water pressure]! And we'll be fine as long as we continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

Hot and hazy again.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Welp. As I predicted elsewhere this morning, out of order today. He's working on finishing up several pieces, and just got done with the one I'm planning to feature today, so it'll be a bit before I get that done and posted.

Hot and hazy again today. It's also windy, and I found out yesterday that there are not just two wildfires in this northern vicinity, but now six. The other four are still small, or rather, they were when finally made public yesterday, but after all the wind yesterday and today, I'm doubting they are now. The biggest of them all got reported two days ago as "getting contained." What the local rag didn't say is that it had more than doubled for the second time in just over a day, and was by then somewhere around 5K acres. that's not "contained."

All six of them are northwest, west, and south of us, and thus, we are certainly in line for all the smoke.  We can only hope and pray for containment so that we don't wind up in line for something much worse. And after Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon? Why, no, nobody here trusts the forest service; why do you ask? [Forest service officials negligently started both fires, which merged in the largest and most destructive wildfire in recorded state history.]

Anyway, I've got work to do, and my task list grows exponentially by the day I've got to get his new work posted, and he's turning  his attention to his current commissioned works, something like 8 or 10 different pieces already in process [possibly with more to follow from multiple orders], and get those done very soon. In theory, we'll have rain Monday and Tuesday; we'll see whether it materializes, in either form.

I have got to get caught up, too. But now that we have this big thing no longer hanging over our heads, if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

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At least 92 today.

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A few new blooms in the planter today.

We need some rain, though, if they're going to survive. At least 92 today, despite the "official" report insisting the high was only 87.  Yesterday, though, it was 94.25, so today was a little cooler, if not by much. [They also insisted it was 87 yesterday, too.]

The weekend's supposed to bring more of the same. I just hope we can get his new work posted, and he can make some real progress on the commissioned works, something like 8 or 10 different pieces already in process, and get those done very soon. In theory, we'll ahve rain Monday and Tuesday; we'll see whether it materializes, in either form.

I have got to get caught up, too. But now that we have this big thing no longer hanging over our heads, if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. But we need to make those sales now. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                         

Friday Feature: A Flowering Night

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It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with an Indigenous Art Deco masterwork whose design sits at angles to the night. It's a work perfect for this stage of summer, still its heart, but already on the downward slope of its journey toward fall — a time of skies both dark and bright, an earth in bloom beneath a flowering night.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And our well tank is replaced! We have water [and water pressure]! And we'll be fine as long as we continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

Another hot one.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

That was this morning. It's been another hot one, and although the officially reported current temp is 87, it's actually just a fraction above 94 here right now now. We have multiple old-school thermometers, and they're a lot more accurate than the computer models that always try to make it less extreme than it actually is. I am just so relieved that we don't have to worry about the water anymore.

Just everything else.

I have got to get caught up. But now that we have this big thing no longer hanging over our heads, if we can just continue to make regular weekly sales, we'll be fine. And to that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here; 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.                         

#ThrowbackThursday: A World Transformed and In Full Bloom

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday featured work that dates back to early 2014, and a very special commission by someone very dear to us. It's one a series of works she asked Wings to create for her, this one in the transfigurative shape of Dragonfly, that spirit of summer and of a world transformed and in full bloom.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, but if the general style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own.  And our well tank is replaced! We have water [and water pressure]! And we'll be fine as long as we continue to bring in consistent sales each and every week.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.