Friday Feature: The Constant Is the Autumn Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of works that capture, from portal to firebow, the geometry of the light at this extraordinary time of the year. It's a pendant and two cuff bracelets, all set with variant forms of the same jewel, all created independently of each other but clearly perfect together at this season when the constant is the autumn light.

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.

All about the drought.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That stand of trees? Shouldn't look like that until early November. None of that has anything to do with fall; it's all about the drought.

There was a fire toward the south somewhere this morning, the smoke plume visible from here. No idea what or where; the local rag rarely reports anything, and the supposed official reporters haven't even scratched the surface of the actual number of wildfires in this state. That much was painfully evident yesterday.

And after that trip, I've been utterly useless today. My pain levels are off the charts, and nothing touches them. My right [dominant] wrist is subluxed again, meaning slightly dislocated, which makes all this damn near impossible. There's no respite, and pretty soon, there won't be any medical care, either, and I have no fucking idea what we're going to do.

It's just been a rough day. I realized a few days ago that I'd missed one marker, one I'd rather forget, on the 5th. Today? Four years ago today was when we lost Miskwaki, my beloved red paint, to a colic caused by a hidden tumor. It doesn't seem possible that it's been four years already. And yet, this seems like the longest freaking year in existence, simply because everything's terrible.

And I've still got to bring in a lot more sales [$1,700 to replace our tires day before yesterday, just so we could make the trip safely], 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.

#TBT: As the Shadows Deepen and the Sun Fades

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work for the coming of the colder season, for the darker intensity of fall and of winter to follow. It's a ring that dates back some 18 to 20 years, simple, classic, and set with an extraordinary stone likely to be dark nephrite, capturing the mystery of the season as the shadows deepen and the sun fades around a beautiful evergreen world.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, but if the style 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.

Fires.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Better a fire in the sky than the four [or more] whose smoke plumes we saw rising from the ground today.

We had to go down to Santa Fe, and there are so many unreported, uncounted fires burning between here and there. The Río Grandé is about two inches deep,  sludgy mess of silt and toxic blue-green algae. There were no birds on it anywhere; they know the water, what little is left, is poison now.

We were visiting our dearest friend, and it was a wonderful visit, but the travel is so hard on both of us now. I'll be useless for the rest of the week, probably into next week, too. And I don't have time for that. I've got to bring in a lot more sales [$1,700 to replace our tires yesterday, just so we could make the trip safely], 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.

An Autumnal Fire Ignited By Sparks of Golden Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for what should be a prospering world, and a reminder that it is the humble spirits that help to ensure its survival. It's a cuff wrought in Wings's own unique design, a coiled serpent set with stones of leaf and flame, an autumnal fire ignited by sparks of golden light.

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.

Speaking of gilded.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

This evening. Speaking of gilded, that's exactly what the light did to everything tonight. 

Not that there's been any time to enjoy it. I've been working flat out for weeks, with no respite, and the rest of this week isn't looking any less fraught. I'm so tired; I don't know how much. longer I can keep this up. For that matter, I don't know how much longer my health is going to stand it. Not that it matters, since as of October, I have no health care.  Not because of the expense, although that's considerable, but because we lost our long-time doctor last year, are losing her successor now, and are ALSO losing the entire medical practice, with literally no options anywhere in the county, while my health worsens seemingly by the day.

But I don't have time for it, for any of it. 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: Gilded Leaves and Feathers of Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for these early days of fall, for the brilliant sun and clarity of air that marks September here. It's two images dating back a full decade and linked by a newish work of wearable art, all of them capturing the beauty of gilded leaves and feathers of light that mark this point in the season.

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.

Fading fast now.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was this afternoon. When the sunlight hits it just right, you can really see how the green is fading fast now.

We had plenty of strange cloud formations today; no rain, despite the forecast repeatedly insisting we'd get it. High heat again, though, too. And just a difficult day, in so many ways,  but they all are anymore.

This weekend was exhausting. We pulled off two mutual-aid miracles, but now I have absolutely no brain left. And with everything that's ahead of me this week, I need it to work. It doesn't help that my symptoms have gotten progressively worse lately, I'm about to have no medical care whatsoever, today was chemo day, and I feel like crap as a result, and I have no idea whether any of it's going to get better, but I'm afraid that we might actually be at the point now where it only gets worse. Fading fast, indeed.

But I don't have time for it, for any of it. 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.

Monday Photo Meditation: In a Little Fall Light Magic, Hope

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for what materializes when all norms are gone. It's an image that dates back a year almost to the day, to September 11th, 2025, and a phenomenon impossible enough for us to find, in a little fall light magic, hope.

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.

There's no normal left here anymore.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Drastic color change in the stands of trees across the highway today. Yeah, they're dry, the leaves are friable, and yes, that's drought, but that clear shift to yellow on the top half? That came overnight.  Probably because we got so much rain lat in the day, and its getting into the forties at night — not freezing yet, but when trees are injured by drought, it's enough to do damage. That level of leaf drop? That's early November here, not the first week of September.

Well, it used to be, anyway. There's no normal left here anymore.

That's apparently true on all fronts. It's about to get a lot worse, too, as federal law goes into effect before the holidays and people get kicked off Medicaid. We're staring down what it looks like to be without any medical care whatsoever, for entirely different [yet not unrelated] reasons. I've been here before, most of my life, actually, but I was a lot younger then, and I hadn't already nearly died multiple times.

So as I said last night, I'm equal parts furious, terrified, and exhausted. And there's no time for this crap. 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.

As the Sun Dances Through the First Golden Leaves

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the newfound fall joy of our nearest star, for sundancing along a path across the sky. It's an extraordinary pair of earrings wrought in figurative form, capturing early autumn magic as the sun dances through the first golden leaves.

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.

Winter is coming, indeed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was this morning; the rain showed up in late afternoon, albeit not for long. Up close, you can see the gold on the peaks. As the say, winter is coming.

I've spent two days working full-out on behalf of other people, which is why everything's perpetually late. It does have the one advantage of keeping my mind temporarily off how everything's gone to hell. We're losing our healthcare next month, and no, I don't mean insurance, I mean literally losing not just our doctor but the entire medical practice. This could be the thing that does me in once and for all. Because there's no one here in town, which means we'll have to travel, and I can't travel. I'm been through this whole almost-dying thing already, but it's looking like I'm going to have to gear up for the possibility again. And start rationing meds like crazy.

Winter is coming, indeed. 

I'm equal parts furious, terrified, and exhausted. And there's no time for this crap. 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.

The Glow That Envelops Autumn's Birth

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the spaces and seasons where earth meets sky, for early fall rains and low-angled light. It's a pair of old-style loop earrings, traditional but updated for contemporary wear, in the blues of the sky and the shades of the glow that envelops autumn's birth.

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.

It really does look like fall now.

Photo copyright Aji Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

This evening brought us a sun dog and storm light, albeit no rain even now, this late in the evening, when it's supposedly sitting practically overhead. But it really does look like fall now.

In theory, we're supposed to get rain over most of the next week or two. We'll believe it when we see it.  But it would be nice to have some good news for once, instead of the endless drumbeat of bad news on every single front lately.

Two rounds of bureaucratic bullshit, entirely different sources, and both know better, so I'm really resentful at having to fight either one.  Add to that the fact that, yes, we are in fact losing not just our second doctor in a year but the whole medical practice, a development that could literally kill me? It's been a shit week in a shit year.

And there's no time for this crap. 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.

Friday Feature: Finding the Sacred, In the Water and the Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a pair of works that embody the healing properties, and the local beauty, of the First Medicines that bestow life and breath upon our world. It's an old-style necklace on fabulously old beads, and a classic cuff to match, both of them reminding us of the importance now of finding the sacred, in the water and the light.

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.

 

In practice, notsomuch.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Red sky at night, and in theory, we're getting rain right now. In practice, notsomuch. Or, you know, at all.

Still. Made for a beautiful sunset, and the rose-colored skies really made the fading colors of the grass and foliage stand out. Across the highway, it's not just fading foliage anymore; it's disappearing foliage, because everything's dying of drought.

There's a rumor flying around that our doctor's practice is closing next month. If it's actually true, it has the capacity to be the end of me, in very literal terms. I did see one of the references, though, and I think this might be one of those situations where someone misinterpreted the fact that our practitioner is quitting in October as the whole office closing. I hope that's all it is.

This has been the year from hell, every week brings some new horror, and if we lose our medical care? I'm not sure I survive that. Not as bad as my illness has become. 

And there's no time for this crap. 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: Messengers of Love and Dancers of Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday work that dates back to May of 2019, and a special commission from a dear friend. It's a pair of earrings in the form and shape of Dragonfly, tiny messengers of love and dancers of light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated, but if the style 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.

Fall is definitely here.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Fall is definitely here. You can feel it in the air, see it in the light. The shadows are longer, the colors deeper . . . and also lighter, as the leaves continue to fade rapidly now.

It makes me wonder whether we might actually get a real winter this year. If we do, it'll be the first time since the end of 2017. I mean, yes, we've had a few small scattered snows, but we've also had winter temps 80-90 degrees too warm [86 in January, 96 in February, when highs should be no more than 0-20].

Yes, we like the cooler weather. My body is not adapting this year, though. My pain levels have become umanageable across the board now. There's only one pain medication I can take; all the rest make me ill, and don't work anyway [the same is true for Wings, and it's the same medication, too; our doc says it's got to be a genetic component]. But it's not working for me now. I mean, not even taking the edge off. And I don't know what to do.

Because there's no time for this crap. 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.

 

Feathers Made of Sun, Robes of Blue Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's Wings's all-new masterwork for this season of early fall, a necklace wrought in figurative style that embodies the dance of the dawn spirits at break of day. It's a truly extraordinary pendant set with a total of eight stones, suspended from a strand of beads both vintage and new, manifest as Father Sun himself in full regalia, feathers made of sun, robes of blue sky, and surrounded by a halo of pure light.

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.

*Fall*.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

We woke up this morning to rain, clouds, fog, cold. In other words, fall. September first, and it has seemed like full autumn most of today, more late October or early November. The aspen lines are already fading from green to gold, have been for over a week now. In all that, it's been a beautiful day. 

In most other ways, it's been crap. The truck is still in the shop; needs rear brakes, which will be another $500+. It's also gonna need a new catalytic converter eventually, but that's getting kicked down the road for a while. Yesterday's chemo has flattened me; I'm so far beyond exhausted I feel like I'm dying, and since I actually know what that feels like, having nearly done it multiple times nine years ago [and they still can't say why], it's not been a great day. Nothing is working on the pain; the meds aren't even taking the edge off. And shit just keeps piling on.

And there's no time for this crap. 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: Gilded By Fall Sun and Petaled Flame

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the first day of September and of meteorological fall, for the contrast of blue and gold that marks this point in the season. It's two images, dating back seven and nine years respectively, nearly and to the very day, linked by a spectacular vintage-style work of wearable art, emblematic of our world now gilded by fall sun and petaled flame.

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.

 

Still gathering.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

This afternoon, when the storm was still gathering. August 31st, and summer's going out as though fall's already here, but late fall, mid-October and beyond. No, not nearly that cold, but the general look and feel, and the stormy weather, is more October than August.

And it is cold tonight, cold enough for the first fire of the season. It's a small fire, but it's needed, and it's a relief in so very many ways to have it back, even if it winds up being only for tonight.

Other than that, it's been a day, and nothing's gone smoothly save the shipping, and that was only because I was able tog et a ride in to the post office. The truck's still in shop; they say we should be able to pick it up tomorrow. It's a hell of a lot of money, and we now know that there will be more that will need to get done, just not this moment. Should've had it taken there back in June.

But today was chemo day, and I'm constantly having to juggle the dosing because nothing's working right, and I have felt like absolute hell over and above that besides. I'm so tired of all of it.

And there's no time for this crap. 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.

Monday Photo Meditation: Autumn's Early Golden Glow

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for the final day of meteorological summer, and for the gifts that await us in the season to come. It's an image that dates back six years virtually to the day, to August 20th, 2020, and a moment that captures autumn's early golden glow in beautiful form.

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.

Ready for it to get cold again.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Wings finally found a source for aspen, which burns a lot more cleanly than cedar and especially piñon. So we shelled out for a delivery today, which means that we can mix woods when it gets cold enough for a fire. Last year, we couldn't find anyone who had aspen dry enough to burn; I think this is the first we'll have had in maybe three years.

And I'm ready for it to get cold again. We both are; we're fall and winter people, and this summer has been just utter bullshit. At least it was cooler this morning, thanks to last night's rain, although by mid-afternoon it was hot and miserable again. I'm much more productive when it's not a few degrees this side of hell out there.

And there's no time for this crap. 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.

The First of the Fall Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work to honor the light that holds the sky, offering us life and breath the whole year round. It's a pair of earrings adapted from of Wings's very much older works, manifest in an old classic form and shape perfectly suited to these days that bring us the first of the fall light.

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.

Just another sign of drought.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

The smoke haze was back this morning; of course, there's a new fire west of us.  The aspen line in also visibly gold already, has been for close to a week now. It's not really a sign of too-early fall, just another sign of drought.

Which seems somehow fitting for this god-awful year. Every week gets harder than the last, and there's no end in sight. There's also no respite from the pain, and now I have all these other symptoms to contend with, too. 

And there's no time for this crap. 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.

Watching the Blue Sky Become the Rain

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the summer monsoon season, a pair of earrings to dance in the light and remind us how the sky becomes the rain. It's a pair suited to this evening here, too, as the forecast weather dances around us, and we hope and pray that we'll be watching the blue sky become the rain now.

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.