On Being a Farm Wife (and other hazards Joyce Bupp Some art inspires awe, some art moves one to meditate, some art amuses, some art provokes discussion, like the giant butter sculpture cow on display at the recent Pennsylvania Farm Show. Some art is unexplainable, like lots of the creations signed by Pi casso. And, there’s art that’s really cool. Like ice sculpture. Now, there’s an art form that causes folks to chill out. Shaping ice into artistic forms can’t be all that easy. It takes pa tience, proper tools, and some genuine training to learn the techniques to shape and shave it, while avoiding accidents which might cause the crystal-clear raw material to shatter and start melting in your socks. 5 PC."mNG ROOM ’" Butterfly Leaf Honey Pine Reg. Ret. $1,049.95 ! lo our Pnce * 469 - 95 * REFUSAL $ 269 95 / />' ' 6 PC. bedroom'set' ' Black and Brass _ i w/2 Nightstands [J »=n | Reg. Ret. 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During a recent round of machine shed cleanup, an old truck was piled full of stuff to be disposed of, then park ed along the edge of the road on an angle. Apparently, just enough moisture melted one day on the inside of the bumper to ooze to the lower-hanging edge and begin dripping off, growing a single, long icicle poking down from the edge of the bumper. The glittering icicle lends a snaggle tooth effect to the old battered truck. Admiring ice art sparkling in the morning sunshine one day last week, I spied a distinctly curved icicle. An artistic shape, it had formed on one of the numer ous maple saplings that always manage to take root in the flower beds each year. This youngster was probably a 2-year-old, rooted under the overhang of the spring house roof. Dried onto the dor mant sapling were the remains of a morning glory volunteer which had curled its tendrils up and around the baby tree last sum mer. 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The droplets had oozed along the curving shape of the dried plant tendrils, growing and shaping a thick icicle identical to the angles of the vine. But our most stunning ice art is in the meadow, where a four inch PVC pipe drains the runoff from one pond into the next one several feet lower. Bone dry for most of the last year, the pipe is now transferring gallons of water per minute, cascading out of the pipe in a drop of a couple feet to the pond surface. Splashes and splatters from the pipe’s waterfall have built up Roots Fest At Philadelphia Market Reading Terminal Market produce merchants, from left, Jimmy Park, Vinny loving, and John Brown prepare for the American Roots Festival Feb. 1, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Free festivities include cooking demonstrations, samplings, music, children’s activities, and costumed vegetables. The market is located at 12th and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia. For more information, call (215) 922-2317. HERNLEY’ FARM EQUIP., INC. Elizabethtown, Pa. 717-367-8867 B.H.M. FARM EQUIP. INC. Annville, Pa. 717-867-2211 B. EQUIP., INC. Waynesboro, Pa. 717-762-3193 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 25, 2003-B5 over the last several weeks into a hollow, crystalline ice formation. About five inches across at the top, it widens to a foot or better in diameter at the bottom, resem bling a misty-white bridal veil. Water still pours through within the shape, adding an element of life and movement to our smaller and frozen version of Bridal Veil Falls. Despite this wickedly-frigid winter, warmth will ultimately convert the cool icy art to an al ternate entertainment form even cooler to little kids. FARMERS EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY Airville, Pa. 717-862-3967 WERTZ FARM & POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. PARt.SI6, GRUMELLI Glen Rock, Pa. FARM SERVICE 717-235-0111 Quarryville, Pa. 717-786-7318 Mud puddles. Bring on the mud. C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, Pa. 215-536-7523 New Tripoli, Pa. 215-767-7611 Oley, Pa. 215-987-6257
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