Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out….

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I don’t know what will happen.

Perhaps I can embrace the beauty of uncertainty.

There is a funny story to how these pictures came to be. A very nerdy story.

I am visiting my family in Menomonee Falls this weekend, and naturally I had to go grab a coffee with one of my best girls, Clarissa (fantastic beauty consultant and photographer, btw). We had originally planned to shoot today–but with life being as busy as it is we realized it wouldn’t happen as we were losing light. We pulled into the Starbucks parking lot, got out of the car, walked up to the door, and turned around briefly. We saw light, and figured we at least had five minutes. We got back into the car, crossed the street and shot.

These were the results.

The evening ended with discussion of photography and camera nerdery, green tea, and reconnecting with an old friend who has not lived in Menomonee Falls as long as I have. Lovely coincidences, lovely people, lovely tea. I am on a happy cloud.

How do I begin to describe my envy of this man’s creativity and imagination.

The Forevertron is the world’s largest scrap-metal sculpture. Tom Every aka “Dr. Evermore” worked on this wonder as well as other various sculptures that can be seen at his art park in North Freedom, WI from 1982-2010. The park contains a science fiction landscape, bird orchestra, alien insects and bugs, and more. The thought is that through the spaceship guns and the egg chamber center of the sculpture, the doctor could create a magnetic force lightning beam to send himself to the heavens. Onlookers Queen Victoria and Prince Albert would watch from the Teahouse above.

For myself, it is a wonder for an artist and a lover of science fiction to behold. His wife Eleanor watches over his creations while he turns to focus on his health. She too, is an artist–and the park is her labor of love as well.

Well…I was hoping for more entries to make this contest more exciting (seriously–$200ish in prizes…you all must not like cupcakes or something! Haha), there were three entries who are sweet and want some pretty sweet stuff! Here they are!

Entry #1: This photo was submitted by Sarah. The photo is of her 1 1/2 year old daughter, Allie.

Entry #2: This photo was submitted by the girl in the picture, and apparently major cupcake enthusiast, Jessica.

Entry #2: This photo was submitted by Amanda–another self-portrait. She wants to win this contest for her nephew.

Alright ladies, the game is ON!  How does this work? It’s easy! Follow the steps via PunchTab below:

If you did not enter the contest with a photo before 2/29–even if you try to enter on here–I will not accept your entries. Do Sarah, Amanda, and Jessica a favor by either voting via blog comment (just list the photo #) or the personal link they received upon entering that you can click on through Facebook or Twitter.

What do they win?

Emily Bee Arts Photoshoot ($110 value) – They’ll receive a gift card in the amount of $110 for a Haiku Portrait Session.

Accordion Book ($75 value) – They get a business-card sized “brag book” with 10 of their favorite images from their shoot.

Gift Certificate / Madison Sweets ($20 value) – $20 for cupcakes!!!