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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Taos Light

Today's post at The NDN Silver Blog features something unique to this area that depends on nothing human for its existence: the famed Taos light. It is, in its own way, a continuation of yesterday's topic, and a foreshadowing — ore perhaps a forelighting — of tomorrow's.

Social-media shares of the post itself and of Wings's main page are welcomed with our thanks. My apologies for not being available to engage today (and likely over the days to come). Despite the subject matter of these three days' worth of posts (long scheduled for this period and not amenable to change), recent events have left me in a place itself very much in need of some light.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Gifts

Today's feature at The NDN Silver Blog is very late, but no less beautiful for that. Half a dozen features, actually — the six bangle bracelets shown above, coupled with a short meditation on the the presence of gifts, both given and received, in our daily lives. The stones that accent the silver bands, of course, symbolize a few of those gifts.

As always, shares via the social-media buttons at the bottom of the post itself, and of Wings's main page, are welcomed with thanks from both of us.

Friday, September 5, 2014

FF: Form From Stone

Yesterday at The NDN Silver Blog, it was coaxing form from wood (and, yes, last night someone brought the unintended double entendre to my attention; never mind). Today, it's coaxing form from stone, and with any luck, there's no repeat of yesterday.

Shares of the post itself, and of Wings's main page, are welcomed with thanks. Lots to do today (I've already been outside with the horses), so time for me to get really going.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

#TBT: Form From Wood

So it's Throwback Thursday again at The NDN Silver Blog, and today, we're looking at an older style of carving through the lens of a piece from Wings's private collection. It was cared by his cousin well over a decade ago, and it's time for it to find its real home. At this price, it's a steal, believe me.

As always shares via the social-media buttons at the bottom of the post itself, and of Wings's main page, are welcomed with our thanks.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Season of the Buffalo

Today at The NDN Silver Blog, it's the Season of the Buffalo. Not literally; it's simply one of the meanings that the period of Indian Summer-into-Fall holds for me personally.

The post is a straightforward feature today, built around the piece you see in the photo above. It's beautiful, and it has the added quality of being very modestly priced.

Everything seems to be fine now, so take a look, see what you think, see what the season brings to mind for you. Shares of the post itself, and of Wings's main page, are welcomed with our thanks.

We'll be outside hauling, loading, and stacking bales.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Turquoise Tuesday: Believe It Or Not, Bunny Ears!

It's Turquoise Tuesday (well, for a few hours yet, anyway) at The NDN Silver Blog, and today we go back to Nevada. There we find, in addition to silver and the blue stones of the title, saints (and devils!) and bunny ears.

Yes.

Since we've been hacked by some thoroughly unscrupulous operators over the last two days, I'm not going to ask people to share the post or the main page, or even visit yet. I honestly believe that it is now safe; our Web guy has been working diligently on it, and I'm getting absolutely no warnings upon loading the site. But I understand if folks want to wait a few days.

Still working on it . . . .

Monday, September 1, 2014

Contrasts: Ingress/Egress

Today at The NDN Silver Blog, it's the final entry in our three-day study in — and of — contrasts. Today, it features one of the photos entered in Wings's recent one-man show, and the texture and depth and interplay of light and shadow are incredible. It's one of my favorites.

As always, shares via the social-media buttons at the bottom of the post itself, and of Wings's main page, are welcomed with our gratitude.