The end of winter.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

February 28th. Last day of the month; last day of meteorological winter. 

Felt like the end of winter, too, or, more accurately, that winter ended a long time ago. Mid-seventies today, all shirt sleeves and no jackets. No wind to speak of, either, so it was beautiful.

And terrifying.

But as deadly as conditions are, we got a beautiful sunset out of it tonight, and that's what the northeastern sky looked like, with a not-quite-full Bear Moon rising. 

Another day spent otherwise than what I had planned, so I'm not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been pretty 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 Evergreen World of Abundance

Photo copyright Aji, 2026;  all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for these days of vanished winter and the spirits of spring to come, those with a role in creating a prospering world for us all. It's Serpent as you've never seen him before, a tribute to the power and medicine of the diamondback rattler and his work in helping to create and maintain an evergreen world of abundance.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's already the last day of February and we're still a month behind.

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.         

They're done!

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

I said he was promising them for today, and they're done! They're amazing; long and dangly but lightweight, and they hang absolutely perfectly. Those are some old natural stones, too, all uncalibrated material; no provenance by now, but looking at the parcel as a whole and its almost complete lack of matrix, we're pretty sure they're old Sleeping Beauty.

It's been a day, but the whle week has been this way, and frankly, the whole month. I have had no time to myself whatsoever, and no time for my own work, and once again, I'm late with everything. I also apparently pissed off some people today, but that falls into the category of "not my problem."

But this weekend has to be devoted to tax prep and chasing sales, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been pretty 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: Alpine Forests and Mountain Meadows

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of works that are distinctive, each unique, all wrought in old traditional styles and set with extraordinary old stones. It's three separate cuffs in different classic designs, all set with phenomenal specimens of natural green turquoise, perfect tributes to our alpine forests and mountain meadows and the gifts of breath and life they offer us.  

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's already the end of February already and we're still a month behind.

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.         

Coming soon.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Yes, more new work, coming soon. These will be earrings:  hand-milled, saw-cut freehand, and set with old natural turquoise cabochons.

He had planned to have them done today, but as always, life has other ideas. Of course, I had planned to have a lot of other work done today, too, and life certainly had other ideas for me, which is why I'm late again with everything.

But I really need to divide the next few days between tax prep and chasing sales, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been pretty 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: A Cold Coniferous Season

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back some fifteen or sixteen years, a pair of earrings that seem to span the threshold between winter and spring. These were set with some truly unusual unakite stones, with a remarkable silverwork design on the pendants, elements to herald spring growth and honor a cold coniferous season, too.

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, and it's already February and we're still a month behind.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.    

A moment of peace.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Pink sky tonight. It's actually the sunset's reflection off the clouds to the east, but it's a moment of peace all the same.

It's been an exhausting day, or more accurately, week. It's complicated by the fact that the spring winds are clearly already here, and there is literally no weather condition that does more harm to my joints than the winds. The pain is relentless, and nothing works. There's also the added problem of early allergies, because everything's pollinating, and that makes the pain worse, too.

The chemo finally tamped my inflammation markers down to what is probably the first time ever in my life that they've been "normal." But that has meant lowering the chemo dose [so that I don't feel my cells dying around me, very literally], and having it happen now? I wonder how many weeks I've got before I have to jack the dosage back up again. Probably not many.

Everything else is chaos, and it's partly why everything's late every night this week. There just are not enough hours in the day, there are too many demands on my time. And right now, I've got taxes to worry about, and other expenses, too, and I really need to spend this week pushing sales, but no luck with that thus far. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're now four weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been impossibly 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 Delicate Balance of the Evergreen World

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an old-school work wrought in vintage style, a necklace that embodies the arc of an evergreen earth.  It's a work, too, to remind us that ours is a land held in the delicate balance of the evergreen world, a balance that needs our help to restore it now.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's nearly the end of February already and we're still about four weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.         

Yes, she does think she's a dog now.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That is one relaxed and happy chicken. And yes, she's in the dog crate, and yes, she does think she's a dog now.

That's Dandelion; she and her sister, Daffodil, are the last two Americaunas in our flock. The whole flock qualifies as geriatric now, although you wouldn't know it to watch them. But these two have lost [most of] their eyesight, and the three Australorps, always the mean girls, started bullying Dandelion mercilessly last year. In evolutionary terms, it's culling behavior, but that's not allowed here. So Dandy has her own section of the coop, shared with Daffy, while the 'lorps lord it over everything on the top. And in the morning, this girl either makes her way, or is carried, to the deck, where she's given her own scratch and water and hangs out in the dog crate until it's time to be carried into the coop for the night. She also follows the sound of my voice and comes when called, better than the dogs do, frankly.

Anyway, Wings has always been afraid to pick the chickens up, afraid he would hurt them somehow. So I showed him how to pick them up and carry them, and he's started bringing Dandelion over.  This morning, he shook out the dog blankets and refolded them beforehand, and clearly she appreciates it.  She's trying to take a dust bath, [mostly] without the dust, which is why she's lying at that odd angle, but she's very, very happy.

I, on the other hand, spent the day on everything but my own work. On the plus side, I got some organizational stuff done on our taxes [and a bunch of other tasks besides]. On the minus side, I'm here this late doing this, so . . . . And all this is despite the last four of five days involving absolutely excruciating pain, with multiple partial dislocations and a really bad set of them in my right leg that's had me walking like Igor, or maybe I mean like the Monster, until this afternoon, when it finally started to go back into place. But this level of pain is bullshit, and there's not a damn thing I can do about it.

And right now, I've got taxes to worry about, and other expenses, too, and I really need to spend this week pushing sales, but no luck with that thus far. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're now four weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been impossibly 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: Spirits of the Woodland Winter

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for these late-winter days that feel nothing like they should, and for the world we must restore. It's two images from some two decades ago, linked by a newish work of wearable art, all of them tributes to the spirits of the woodland winter that quite literally keep our small world alive.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's nearly the end of February already and we're still about four weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.       

Far too warm for February.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Nothing but contrails. No clouds, no snow, far too warm for February. Not that it's not cold at night; it is. It's also cold whenever the wind kicks up during the day. But this is dangerous overheating for the season, and that means we have to worry about what late spring and summer will look like.

It also means worrying about water.

And fire.

But right now, I've got taxes to worry about, and other expenses, too, and I really need to spend this week pushing sales. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're now four weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been impossibly 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: A Thriving Evergreen Land

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for our small corner of the world in the latter half of winter. It's a study in contrasts, a contemplation of what was and what could be again, a thriving evergreen land that now needs our help to survive.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's nearly the end of February already and we're still about four weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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 around the corner.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

New work in progress. Hummingbird season is just around the corner. Especially given that today's high was supposed to be in the forties, and we hit at least sixty-five. 

It's been a day. On the plus side, grocery shopping done, dishes done, trash out, laundry done. On the minus side, nothing else done. Which is why everything's late.  Again.

I really need to spend this week pushing sales. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're now four weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been impossibly 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.

A Late-Winter Forest of Shadow and Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the emergent greens and the forest shadows of this alpine world awaiting the official arrival of spring. It's a necklace strung with electric green rocks [literally], with flash at once metallic and ethereal, capturing the beauty of a late-winter forest of shadow 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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's nearly the end of February already and we're still about four weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.        

If only.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

There's Fang. Talk about having not a care in the world. If only.

If you don't recognize it, that's because that's the space underneath the stairs, which was once our woodbox. Sunny discovered that he could use it as a doggy fort, and now it belongs to them, no takebacks allowed.

So that was him this morning, in his favorite place, on his plushy bed and with the fire blazing away in the woodstove behind where I was taking the shot.

Our mutts have it made.

This week's better news has taken some of the pressure off me in one significant way. Don't get me wrong; we still need to maintain the same pace with sales. That's not going to change, and it's still urgent. But one source of abject terror is gone.

Still, there's all the medical stuff, tool I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still more than two weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been impossibly 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.

All the Blues of a Winter's Night

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the dark hours, and for the cold season too, for their haunting, ethereal beauty at day's end. It's a necklace strung with a woven gradient of color via materials rare and beautiful, manifest in the gift of all the blues of a winter's night.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's February already and we're still more than two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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've had it all today.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Clouds, snow, sun, wind: We've had it all today, included simultaneous sunshine, white-out snowfall, and ground blizzard. The snow was welcome; the cold was fine. The wind? Nah, we could all do without that. 

But nope. And it was brutal. It's going to very cold tonight as a result, too; this is the deep freeze that we used to get after three feet of snow. You can tolerate a lot more for three feet than for two inches that have now mostly been away already.

But at least it's the weekend. And yesterday's better news has taken some of the pressure off me in one significant way. Don't get me wrong; we still need to maintain the same pace with sales. That's not going to change, and it's still urgent. But one source of abject terror is gone.

Still, there's all the medical stuff, tool I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still more than two weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been impossibly 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: The Buffalo Blues of a Snow-Filled Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a masterwork by any measure wrought in an old traditional style, a collar necklace in the shades and shapes of a buffalo sky. This work consists of no fewer than five separate pendants, all strung from a strand of beads had-selected to match, powerful, phenomenal elements to match today's conditions, and the buffalo blues of a snow-filled sky.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's February already and we're still more than two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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 of our abundant snow.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Aren't you impressed with all of our abundant snow from last night? That was early this morning. As you can see, we couldn't even get an actual dusting out of it.

All gone now, of course. And supposedly we're getting 3" overnight, but at the moment, I don't believe that we're getting anything at all. The skies are almost entirely clear. what we do have, though, despite the bitter, brutal cold of today? 

Horrible allergies.

We can thank the gale-force winds for that . . . and the climate collapse that has all sorts of invasive species already pollinating. And also native species that should still be dormant. There are clumps of green grass sprouting everywhere, for heaven's sake.

The one saving grace today has been one bit of good news that takes the pressure off me in one significant way. Don't get me wrong; we still need to maintain the same pace with sales. That's not going to change, and it's still urgent. But one source of abject terror is gone.

Still, there's all the medical stuff, tool I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still more than two weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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, and so far, it's been impossibly 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: The Medicine Blues of the Cold-Weather Storm

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday work that dates back some thirteen years, to one of Wings's signature series that is especially close to his heart. It's  a Warrior Woman set with not one but two laps cabochons, perfect for the medicine blues of the cold-weather storm.

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, and it's already February and we're still more than two weeks behind.

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.    

Three tiny flakes.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

This is what it looked like all day. And we got maybe three tiny flakes out of it here.

Until ten minutes ago. Now we have a blizzard.

That doesn't mean we'll have any accumulation. We might; might not. My guess is not much. but what it does mean is that right now we have gale-force winds, blowing and drifting snow, and flakes coming so hard and fast that it'll be white-out conditions on the roads, so I'm glad we're in for the night.

But we need the snow, so we're grateful, even in spite of the winds.

But good god, do they ever jack my pain levels up way past anything manageable.

And I need to get something to work. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still two weeks in the hole now. I don't have enough hours in the day as it is, and I can't afford what's been happening to me. Regardless of side effects or disease progression, I've got to do something to bring in sales. We need to bring in a lot more, because it's grim. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 begin this year on a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been impossibly 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 Cold-Season Blues of Creation

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork of traditional Indigenous silversmithing in necklace form, one that reminds us that we are witness at the birth of new worlds. It's an extraordinary vintage-style work, a spectacular royal lapis cabochon framed by freehand ingot overlays and strung from beads hand-selected to match, all of them manifest as the cold-season blues of creation now.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's February already and we're still more than two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.        

Nope. Not a flake, not a drop.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Good lord, what a horrible day. The gale-force winds did indeed materialize. The snow and rain? Nope. Not a flake, not a drop. 

All the pain did, though. Now that Wings is developing osteoarthritis, he's beginning to understand what I've meant all these years [me with the inflammatory, rheumatoid variety] about wind being absolutely the worst thing for my body. I have hurt from head to toe, every single joint system, every fiber of my being, all day long. My pain meds have done nothing. And I've had virtually no sleep two night's straight, courtesy of that same pain, so today was much worse than it needed to be.

Nothing works. And I"m so tired of all of it. I need to get something to work. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still two weeks in the hole now. I don't have enough hours in the day as it is, and I can't afford what's been happening to me. Regardless of side effects or disease progression, I've got to do something to bring in sales. We need to bring in a lot more, because it's grim. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 begin this year on a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been impossibly 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: Winter's Post-Storm Beaded Blues

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for what should be a week of winter weather instead of the harshest conditions that spring has to offer. It's two images from just over seven years ago exactly, linked by an all-new [and already sold] work of wearable art, all of them illustrating the ethereal beauty of winter's post-storm beaded blues.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's February already and we're still two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.        

Wave clouds.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Wave clouds late this morning, although most of what's up there was contrails. Real clouds this afternoon, and supposedly rain, but no. I do believe them about the extreme winds forecast for tomorrow, though, and that's gonna suck. There's nothing as hard on my joints and connective tissues as wind. Not cold, heat, snow, rain, nothing. If it manages to bring the snow to us, though, I'll put up with it for a day.

Expensive day today, well over $400 cash at the doctor's office. Most of that was what Medicare is suddenly refusing to cover for him, but even my own was over $125. It's all more than we could afford given what else is in the expense pipeline, but there wasn't a choice.

The good news is that maybe part of my current problem is not too little medication but too much. My inflammatory markers are at their lowest level probably ever in my life, and that's due entirely to the immunosuppressants, particularly the chemo. [The steroids do wonders for my joints but the headache is a nonstop nightmare, and it carries with the risk of intra-ocular pressure that can lead to glaucoma, so I got clearance to stop the steroid bursts a week early.] But on the theory that if my SR and CRP are that low now, my regular chemo dose might now be too much, I've been unilaterally backing off on it since last week. Even last week's lower dose had me feeling like death, but today [chemo day] I titrated down one more level, and so far, it's better than last week. Not great, but at this point, any improvement is a big deal, because the last several weeks [months, actually, now] have been pure misery.

And I need to get something to work. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still two weeks in the hole now. I don't have enough hours in the day as it is, and I can't afford what's been happening to me. Regardless of side effects or disease progression, I've got to do something to bring in sales. We need to bring in a lot more, because it's grim. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 begin this year on a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been impossibly 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: The Electric Blues of Winter

Photo copyright Wings, 2026;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for the strange weather and stranger seasons that now characterize this place. It's an image that dates back just over seven years, to what seemed a winter storm but was actually fog out of season, the willow branches spangled with crystalline frost against the electric blues of winter.

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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's mid-February already and we're still two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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 Blues For Summer Spirits

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork to take us from the cold season to warmer winds, and the messenger spirit of the waters, on the winds, that is a sign of delicate power. It's Dragonfly as you'e never seen him before, in three separate iterations on a single work of wearable art, the embodiment of winter blues for summer spirits of the water, and the 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 year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's February already and we're still more than two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.