Today had it all here.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Beautiful morning fog. Today had it all here: rain before dawn; fog and heavy clouds [actually that color; that's shot outside, not through the window]; snow on the peaks, albeit not down here; trickster winds; brilliant sun; coral caps on the eastern peaks at sunset; nearly full Great Spirit Moon now.

And apparently, a brilliant light in the southern sky an hour ago, from a supposed Space-X launch in California. 

We didn't see it, but I'll take the moon any night of the week. First, that Nazi predator needs to be in prison for life; second, no one needs the light pollution here; third, the waste on this bullshit when people are freezing literally to death? Nah.

All in all, a decent day, albeit a nonstop one. We're both beat now, and the workload looks about the same for the weekend. But we need a better year than the last two [horrifying disastrous ones] have been. For us, aside from beating back the Nazis and Klan, that also means a much better sales year, with fewer catastrophes outside our control, than the last two have presented us. That means, just to break even, at least one sale per week. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the thermos [for me, because I always have water with me, no matter what; the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse; and the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to begin this year on a better footing than the last two.

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 New World's Defiant Fire

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a single work shown from two perspectives, a pendant set with tiny fiery suns at either end, a work that embodies the other First Medicine, the breath of the light. It's a classic naja-style pendant with its own internal arc as well, the whole work an example for us now, a new world's defiant fire insisting upon life and breath and light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better than the last two have been. 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.       

We *need* 2026 to be a better year.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Snow for New Year's. Not down here, of course — we didn't even get the rain so breathlessly and confidently forecast — but snow on the peaks, at least.

Not enough, but we're grateful even for that much.

Cold today, at least, and in theory, there will be snow early tomorrow morning. At this point, we're both just glad to have 2025 in the rearview mirror, and hoping against hope that 2026 is a better one.

We need 2026 to be a better year. We all do.

For us, aside from beating back the Nazis and Klan, that also means a much better sales year, with fewer catastrophes outside our control, than the last two years have presented us. That means, just to break even, at least one sale per week. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the thermos [for me, because I always have water with me, no matter what, and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to begin this year on a better footing than the last two.

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.            

#TBT: The Flame of a World Reborn

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back only some six weeks, to the latter half of November, and a very special commission from a dear friend. It's one of a group of four hair cuffs, this one my own personal favorite and perfectly apt for this day, stone, setting, and stampwork manifest in the power of the flame of a world reborn.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated exactly, 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. It's a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better than the last two have been. 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.