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LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION
May 2010 E-Letter
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Nature's Phone Cord (Wild Cucumber) by Emily Goodman, used by permission, http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilysaurus/ |
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
~Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist, philosopher and author, 1879-1955
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Organic shapes like spirals have long fascinated scientists, mathematicians and artists. Manifested repeatedly in galaxies, shells, plants and many other natural forms, spirals share common mathematical characteristics. Mathematics defines a spiral as a two-dimensional curve with the radius increasing or decreasing as it winds around a central axis. Spirals in nature, like wild cucumber vines, are never literally two-dimensional, but always have some thickness. On the other side of the spectrum are helixes: three dimensional forms that maintain a constant radius around an axis. Like DNA, helixes, spirals and other organic shapes provide clues to understanding the nature of life itself. Preserving nature's familiar patterns in all their awe-inspiring variety is one more reason to KEEP IT WILD. |
Sign up for Nature through the Camera's Eye on May 29 and discover some of Laguna Coast Wilderness Park's best photography sites. Space limited. Phone reservations required at 949-923-2235.
For details and May-June calendars visit http://www.lagunacanyon.org/events.htmlLaguna Canyon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, enhancing and promoting the South Coast Wilderness.
Help Us Keep it Wild!
 
Questions? E-mail Ellen Girardeau Kempler, Communications Director, Laguna Canyon Foundation, lagunacf3@lagunacanyon.org
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