Far too close for comfort.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That was this morning, and yes, it's every bit as close as it looks, far too close for comfort. 

There was a time, not very long ago at all, that we wouldn't have worried much, because that's east of us, and our winds virtually always came from the west/southwest. Unfortunately, that's no longer true; indeed, virtually all of the storms we've gotten over the last few weeks [and non-storms, too, with no rain, just wind] have come not from points west but from the east. And the wind tried kicking up today while this was burning, but the Snowballs apparently got there early on and got it contained. The last of the smoke haze, however wispy, was gone by 4 PM.

Which doesn't mean that it can't reignite. there's also a big storm system just the other side of the ridgeline, and if the wind shifts, lots could change, and very fast. But all we c an do is hope and pray that everything's completely out, and nothing new ignites.

I would however, like to ignite some sales. We made one overnight, but I need to bring in several more this week, because I've got to order a bunch of supplies for him this week, and silver is absurdly expensive now [gouging; it's gouging], and will only get more so as we head into fall. I've also got a couple of other big-ticket things to take care of before the first, and that only happens if we make some sales now. Also, he's got four or five new cuffs, a ring, and a necklace in the works currently, plus some gemstone-bead pieces coming soon. 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 [the current remaining priorities are the LaminaSaver for Miika, and the Farnam fly spray, which is the very last item on the list as it displays here, despite being "highest" priority, so go figure];
• 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.

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