A neighbor and I were standing on the upper terrace of our apartment complex, watching the guys paint the dome of Iglesia de San José (a future blog post), when I looked to the south… Hmmm, I’d never noticed the art on the side of that tall yellow building — and neither had she. I whipped out my little Lumix and took this photo at 12:25 PM.
At 12:26 PM, I was about to take a second shot when the guy, his staff, and the little church at his feet, began climbing up the side of the building. Whoa!!!
By 12:27 PM, they were gone…
At 4:02, while composing this blog post, I got up from my desk to take a look at the building again — trying to figure out where exactly this banana yellow 3+ story building is located. Imagine my surprise when I saw the guy and his staff back on the side of the building AND his twin on the far right.
What the @#$% ??? Unable to curb my curiosity, I took off in search of my on/off/on again friend. At 4:34 PM, walking south on Tinoco y Palacios (which becomes, J. P. García), I found him at 308 J. P. García (almost to Las Casas), hanging out above Veana (one of my “go to” shops for kitchen ware).
At 4:35 PM, from across the street, I stood on the sidewalk gazing up at this reappearing painting on the side of the building. ¡Un milagro!
At 4:36 PM, I still don’t understand… What was it we saw earlier today? A stencil? Artists, can you enlighten me? All I can say is, I am VERY glad this painter is fastened to a harness. Of course, I’m hoping it’s not just being hand-held by the two guys on top of the building!
People often ask, “What do you DO all day?” This is as good an answer as I can come up with!
Mexican Peso Converter
View From Casita Colibrí 
That’s one thing I REALLY loved about Oaxaca and Mexico in general – that you go out of your house almost everyday and see something that you have NEVER seen before! It thrilled me to have that revelation when I first starting living there full time.
This is so cool – thanks Shannon
Even from Casita Colibrí… I just never know when fireworks will explode overhead, guys can be watched for hours as they renovate church bell towers and domes, OR murals will appear, disappear, and reappear all within a few hours. Enjoy your snow, stay warm, and come back soon!
Great, but what did you see?
As the song says, “the other side of the mountain!”
Great post of our mystical magical experience! I like your last line…we just never know what will present itself.
I keep forgetting to thank you for the tamales. They were a delicious and unexpected treat!