How many rains
The church of San Francisco de Asis was built in 1772. Even in its desert locations it has seen a lot of rains. And later that night, one more set of raindrops bathed the adobe walls.
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2014
Posted on August 4, 2019, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, church, learning to see, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, Ranchos de Taos, road trip, San Francisco de Asis, take time to look, thoughtful seeing, thunderheads, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
I wonder how much rain they can withstand? Nice photo too.
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Those adobe buildings have to be re-mudded every year or so – a mixture of mud and straw is smoothed over the walls. Otherwise, the buildings would melt in the rain. Here’s a close up of a different adobe church, where you can see what a wall that needs re-mudding looks like. https://melindagreenharvey.com/2016/01/04/mud-straw/
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And, to actually, you know, answer your question – that part of New Mexico gets around 12″ of rain per year.
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