Day 2313: Lazy and leftovers.

cowboy:  old photo, junk mail collage & digital.

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Today was a lazy day. 

First day in a while with nothing scheduled.

Got dressed, made my bed, did laundry & finished odds & ends.

I was working on my laptop & actually fell asleep sitting up!

I took the hint and  took a nap, ending up sleeping off and on,

then watched the entire TMC black and white movie,

All About Eve, a classic 1950 film that I have never seen.

Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, 

and a very young Marilyn Monroe. 

Still lethargic, eating leftovers, wondering about today's blog?

I remembered that my friend & artist, Carole Wolf 

told me I might repeat earlier blog posts, since they would 

be new to many readers. So today I am taking her advice.

From Day 1188 on October 27, 2915

When looking at local news, I branched out and found

these are amazing, compelling photos.

all photos by David von Blohn

 The remains of a mid-16th century church known as ...

the Temple of Santiago, as well as the Temple of Quechula, 

is now visible from the surface of the Grijalva River. 

Located in Chiapas, Mexico, the city was of strategic importance because it laid on the El Camino Real, a road that connected 

many important settlements in central Mexico.

all photos by David von Blohn

 

 

The church in the Quechula locality was built by 

a group of monks headed by Friar Bartolome de la Casas, 

who arrived in the region inhabited by the Zoque people 

in the mid-16th century.

The church is 61 meters (183 feet) long and 14 meters 

(42 feet) wide, with walls rising 10 meters (30 feet). 

The bell tower reaches 16 meters (48 feet) above the ground.

all photos by David von Blohn

The remains of this 16th century church emerged 

from the surface of the Grijalva River as the current

water levels in the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir have dropped.

all photos by David von Blohn

A drought this year has hit the watershed of the 

Grijalva river, dropping the water level in the 

Nezahualcoyotl reservoir by 25 meters (82 feet). 

It is the second time a drop in the reservoir has 

revealed the church since  the dam was completed in 1966. 

In 2002, the water was so low visitors could walk inside the church.

all photos by David von Blohn

 

"The church was abandoned due the big plagues of 1773-1776," said architect Carlos Navarete, who worked with Mexican authorities on a report about the structure.

"It was a church built thinking that this could be a 

great population center, but it never achieved that," 

Navarrete said. "It probably never even had a dedicated priest, 

only receiving visits from those from Tecpatan."

all photos by David von Blohn

TMI? If so, I apologize, 

but something about these photo so appealed to me.

You can read the entire article which I have used here.

Thanks for visiting.

A smile for Sunday ...