OPPOSITE Although he did not enjoy the work summers on his uncle's farm in Wisconsin gave Wright the opportunity to experience the natural world oping to toughen him up and shake him from his dreamy tendencies Frank s parents sent him to work each summer on his uncle James Lloyd Jones s farm in Spring Green a rural town a short distance from Madi son The farm's physical labor and grueling schedule which included rising at 400 a m to milk cows was completely foreign to Frank Accustomed to the com forts of town life the teenager was also shocked by the constant amount of work required to run a farm from tending livestock to chopping firewood and harvesting crops He despised the work and even tried running away on more than one occasion Despite his dislike for farm work Frank fell in love with the land that surrounded him Steep hillsides were broken by jagged limestone outcroppings and 14
in QUOTE His intimacy with nature enabled him to translate it into architectural terms In the patterns of nature the formation of a snowflake the indentations and lines in a jagged rock hanging over the sea it was an inner beat an inner rhythm he listened to bringing never ending variety into architecture Olgivanna Wright Frank's third wi
the Wisconsin River curved through the valley below Even when he ran away from the farm he never went far finding a comfortable hay bale on which to rest or discovering a new bluff from which to sit and think Surrounded by his stalwart uncle and cousins Frank was left little opportunity for idle dreaming however Whenever he was caught slacking Uncle James recited his favorite adage Add tired to tired and then add it again The teenager grew annoyed hearing it repeated so often but it made a lasting impression on him As an adult Frank would reflect happily on the phrase and on those summers on the farm No matter how enormous the task or how daunting the obstacle he faced the saying remindled Frank that a strong will and hard work could take him to a better future FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 17
