Since we heard the temperatures would be pretty cold during the next week, we decided to check out the Ice Park this weekend. Although it wasn't terribly warm, we did managed to make it through the single block categories and the kid's park.There were a couple of ice carvings which were pretty cool. I think my favorite was a carving of a huge spider sneaking up on a grasshopper. It reminded me of Shelob, from the Lord of the Rings series. I suspect it was made by the same individual who had done a praying mantis several years ago which was also amazing. That person has quite the eye for insects and is incredibly adept at carving such delicate features.
Of course, once Arthur saw the forklifts, it was all over.
As we made our way to the large slides, we saw about 2 or 3 forklifts that were harvesting ice out of the nearby pond. Arthur was so interested in them that he didn't really want to go on the slides anymore. We convinced him to go on one with Robinson. After his single trip he was done and wanted to watch the forklifts some more.
To his credit, it was pretty cool to watch the forklifts in action. I've never seen ice harvested before and it was fascinating to see how careful the forklift operators were, even though they drive such huge (and clumsy-looking) machines. Later that night, I was surprised that Arthur didn't make a Lego forklift and drive huge blue "ice" blocks around the living room (he was still stuck on the skid steer).Maybe next year we'll go a little later to see the multiple blocks category. I always feel like that's the one thing I never really get to fully experience.
Blessed be.
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