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Taos Pueblo
Taos, New MexicoFriday, November 19, 2004
While in New Mexico visiting Taos Pueblo, I encounter something a little odd. See that window, the one at knee level? Well, the window used to be higher, perhaps once as high as eye level. How did the window sink so low?
Amazingly, over time the mud from the adobe building has slowly eroded, and with each passing rainy season, more and more mud washes down into the alley. The level of the alley slowly rises. After the rainy season, repairs are made to put mud back on the adobe. It is this cycle of erosion, sediment collection, and repair, that gives rise to the sinking window.
Pretty cool, eh?
P.S. Gives "rise" to the "sinking" window. English is sometimes a little odd, just like the window.
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