Red Willow Spirit: The Track of the Storm Is the Way of the Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the season of late summer storms in all of their fierce monsoonal glory. It's also a meditation on the essential, elemental truth that the track of the storm is the way of the light, never more so than in this place.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Today's images are a set, a pair from an Indian summer well over a decade ago, shot with his old film camera, and as always, they're available for purchase in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now; the guys are back to work on the stairs, and we just shelled out almost $800 this morning to the plumbers for the water heater labor over the past few weeks), so shares of the site loinks are much appreciated.



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

A little rain with last night's front at last. Nothing new or useful on the medical front, unfortunately. Sales, subscribers, and shares all needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

All that rain yesterday? Passed us by, wave after wave of it. Fortunately, one storm moved in around 9 PM and that settled into a nice steady rain for a while. Today looks to be more of the same, clouds at dawn, sun now, and storm clouds already building up all around the horizon that may or may not deliver anything to us. 

I've been having a really hard time, health-wise, since Saturday. More of the scary stuff, with no answers and nothing to be done about it, of course, except wait it out and hope and pray for the best. Also, Labor Day? Not here. There's no end to the work, even if I'm a lot slower and less productive now. Between the two, I have to get back to it, so the rest is cut-and-paste. Nothing's changed since yesterday anyway.

This year has been terrible on so many levels, and the drought has been a disaster in many ways beyond the obvious one. It's killed so much of the tourism that now keeps Native artists here afloat. Sales continue to decline; every year is worse than the last, and I always think it can't get worse but it does. We need to continue to make sales, and I need to hit my subscriber goal on Patreon. The medical bills aren't going away any time soon, nor all the usual bills, and we still have so much to do to get the houser ready for winter. Last year was, everyone hopes, an aberration in terms of the lack of cold and snow; this year is supposed to be back to normal temps (and hopefully snowfall too), and since I am not in and out of the hospital at the moment (which last year shoved everything to the background until it was too late), we have to get this done. In part, we hope, to help continue to keep me out of the hospital this year.

There are a lot of ways to help out. First, obviously, is sales; purchases of Wings's work (and/or work by the other artists whose art we carry) is always the first option, and it was the baseline for the construction in the first place. Second is subscribing to my Patreon page, which gets updated regularly with really cool imagery and a good amount of really good writing; if you now for September, you won't be billed until October 1st. Below there's also a link for "coffee," which allows folks to make small donations, and a couple of wishlists for keeping the animals in kibble and filling out needs around the house. In the middle is the link to Wings's PayPal account, and no, I won't turn away any donations, because we have to get this done and I have to have some peace of mind over it because I have none over my own survival these days). The only fundraising we'll be doing is right here; nowhere else. So here are all the links; please share them around, and if you are able to purchase, subscribe, donate, whatever, we'd be profoundly grateful:

• My new Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds);
• Wings's site, for sales, with new items posted;
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount);
• Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of animal and household stuff;
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).

That all I've got. I'm going to be back under the gun for the next several weeks. Thanks to everyone in advance. And special thanks to one person; you know who you are, and you know why.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Monday Photo Meditation: Late Summer's Labor

Photo copyright Wings, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a photo meditation for this day and our ways, and on the value of work of various sorts. It's a contemplation not of Labor Day but of late summer's labor in the ordinary way, and a reminder that the work is always worth it.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always, Wings's photos are available for purchased in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Waves of storms and still no rain. Sales very much needed; subscribers and shares, too.

Photo copyright Aji, 20128; all rights reserved.

Yesterday's storm — one of many, actually; they came in wave after wave, and every single one of them passed us by. We're in the uncomfortable position of praying for a hard winter, because that's the only way the land survives.

This year has been terrible on so many levels, and the drought has been a disaster in many ways beyond the obvious one. It's killed so much of the tourism that now keeps Native artists here afloat. Sales continue to decline; every year is worse than the last, and I always think it can't get worse but it does. We need to continue to make sales, and I need to hit my subscriber goal on Patreon. The medical bills aren't going away any time soon, nor all the usual bills, and we still have so much to do to get the houser ready for winter. Last year was, everyone hopes, an aberration in terms of the lack of cold and snow; this year is supposed to be back to normal temps (and hopefully snowfall too), and since I am not in and out of the hospital at the moment (which last year shoved everything to the background until it was too late), we have to get this done. In part, we hope, to help continue to keep me out of the hospital this year.

There are a lot of ways to help out. First, obviously, is sales; purchases of Wings's work (and/or work by the other artists whose art we carry) is always the first option, and it was the baseline for the construction in the first place. Second is subscribing to my Patreon page, which gets updated regularly with really cool imagery and a good amount of really good writing; if you now for September, you won't be billed until October 1st. Below there's also a link for "coffee," which allows folks to make small donations, and a couple of wishlists for keeping the animals in kibble and filling out needs around the house. In the middle is the link to Wings's PayPal account, and no, I won't turn away any donations, because we have to get this done and I have to have some peace of mind over it because I have none over my own survival these days). The only fundraising we'll be doing is right here; nowhere else. So here are all the links; please share them around, and if you are able to purchase, subscribe, donate, whatever, we'd be profoundly grateful:

• My new Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds);
• Wings's site, for sales, with new items posted;
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount);
• Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of animal and household stuff;
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).

That all I've got. I'm going to be back under the gun for the next several weeks. Thanks to everyone in advance. And special thanks to one person; you know who you are, and you know why.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Driving Forces

Photo copyright Aji, 201; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's another pair of Wings's recent works, part of a collection in miniature that names the powers of abundance. It's a pair of cuffs to honor the waters, and the driving forces that sustain our existence.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, a always, sales are very much needed (especially now), so shares of the site links are much appreciated. 



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

A bit of a reprieve, and a lot to get done fast. Sales, subscribers, and shares all very much still needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Last night's light, before the rain. It arrived several hours later, after a lot of lightning, and didn't amount to much, unfortunately. 

A LOT to do today. For the moment, it's cloudy and we will allegedly get rain, although we'll believe it when we see it. It'll good for indoor work, because there's a lot of stuff I need to get done, and I'm very slow these days.

We have a bit of a reprieve, with the ability to have the guys come next week to work on the stairs. They'll be here Tuesday morning to get started. For those who don't know, by the time they got the house to the point that we could move in last November, it was too cold for them to finish the stairs (and also, my health was too critical right then to have that kind of work going on). At the moment, they're all unfinished wood, needing at least another round of sanding, plus staining and sealing, and they need balusters all the way up and even a handrail on landing, the four upper steps, and the landing upstairs. They're not safe s they are, but we go down a step at a time and I, with my balance issues, hug the wall. Then there are the wiring fixes (small but crucial stuff for insurance purposes). We hope we can take care of both, but that's not a given. Then there are a lot of other things that need doing to finish off kitchen and shelving and other stuff, but all that my have to be kicked down the road yet again. The stairs, though, have to be done now, before the weather gets cold and the snow comes, because the front doors will have to wide open for ventilation purposes (summer's also too hot and insect-riddled, and usually, too wet, although we've wound up with virtually no rain in our rainy season this year).

Still. We need to continue to make sales, and I need to hit my subscriber goal on Patreon. The medical bills aren't going away any time soon, nor all the usual bills, and between the drought and the canceled powwow and a torched economy, tourism has been down to almost nothing, and sales with it.

There are a lot of ways to help out. First, obviously, is sales; purchases of Wings's work (and/or work by the other artists whose art we carry) is always the first option, and it was the baseline for the construction in the first place. Second is subscribing to my Patreon page, which gets updated regularly with really cool imagery and a good amount of really good writing; if you now for September, you won't be billed until October 1st. Below there's also a link for "coffee," which allows folks to make small donations, and a couple of wishlists for keeping the animals in kibble and filling out needs around the house. In the middle is the link to Wings's PayPal account, and no, I won't turn away any donations, because we have to get this done and I have to have some peace of mind over it because I have none over my own survival these days). The only fundraising we'll be doing is right here; nowhere else. So here are all the links; please share them around, and if you are able to purchase, subscribe, donate, whatever, we'd be profoundly grateful:

• My new Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds);
• Wings's site, for sales, with new items posted;
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount);
• Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of animal and household stuff;
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).

That all I've got. I'm going to be back under the gun for the next several weeks. Thanks to everyone in advance. And special thanks to one person; you know who you are, and you know why.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Trailing Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a pair of close but not quite identical works from one of Wings's recent collections in miniature. It's a pair of cuffs as filament and fringe. well-suited to the gifts of this monsoon season, a time of walking rain and trailing light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries vis the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now; mounting medical bills and s lot to get done on the house before the cold hits), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.



All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.