The clock tells me I’m up nearly an hour earlier than yesterday, but in point of fact, it’s actually only half that. No, I’m not a fan of Daylight Savings Time. While it’s true that the values we assign to time are, in a sense, always artificial, I tire of such overt (and failed) attempts to manipulate a force not subject to human whim. The history of DST is not a benevolent one, and the spring time change has always, more me, been completely unadaptable anyway.
I’m glad to be back on what we regard as natural time.
The skies seem happy with it, too: sharply clear air and a waning crescent moon high above Pueblo Peak in that part of the the heavens that is still mostly dark; a faint glow from behind the ridgeline already turning what few faint traces of clouds remain from last night’s brief flurry from violet to a warm deep coral. A turquoise dawn, indeed.
It’s a perfect day, then, for today’s featured work, one that embodies shade and shape of our current sky and the spirit of this nascent November day. From its description in the Earrings Gallery here on the site:
Turquoise Dawn Earrings
One of the jewels of the desert is the turquoise dawn. Wings invokes its beauty and power with these classic earrings, wrought in traditional fashion of silver and stone. The sterling silver settings are formed of bright oval medallions, polished to a mirror sheen and edged all the way around in hand-stamped sunrise symbols to catch and refract the light. At their centers, in spare, low-profile bezels, rest a pair of stunning free-form Turquoise Mountain cabochons, brilliant sky blue and dusted with bits of earthy red-gold matrix. Each earrings hangs 1-5/8″ long by 1-3/16″ across at the widest point; each cabochon is roughly 7/8″ long by 1/4″ across at the widest point.
Sterling silver; Turquoise Mountain turquoise
$775 + shipping, handling, and insurance
As I noted above, last night’s clear skies gave way to a small snow flurry a couple of hours before midnight. It didn’t last; just enough to dot the surfaces momentarily, then plunge us into a deep freeze this morning. But for now, there is precious little wind, a welcome change from yesterday, when the spirits of the north howled and raged relentlessly.
Winter has come early to Red Willow, but it is welcome this year. So, too, is the return of sunrise at its proper time, and the dawn of a desert blue.
~ Aji
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