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It’s a lovely summer day — what are you doing inside, reading a blog? Probably the same thing I’m doing, writing one. Well, next time you go out, consult Falaco Soliton’s guide to finding four-leaf clovers. The article has photos of various clover mutations, and includes instructions on preserving your lucky clovers (see the bottom of the page for an amazing poster showing Soliton’s collection). From the article:
Last summer i put this skill to the test: i found 166 4-leaf clovers, 11 5-leaf, and 2 3.5 leafs. After mounting these, i found one patch while mowing the lawn containing multiple 7 and 8 leaf clovers, as well as a 10 leaf.
Link via the always amazing Anarchaia.
When I was in grade school, my friend and I sat in a neighbor’s yard and found over 200 4-leaf clovers each. Even now, I find them everywhere I go. I can be taking a walk and I’ll notice one. They just seem to jump out at me. I’m just not very good at preserving them.
posted by Debra on 6-28-2007 at 7:17 am
I have always had a talent for finding four-leaf clovers. I can just look down while walking down a street and, bam, there it is. I usually pick them and hand them to others just to freak them out.
posted by lleachie on 6-28-2007 at 8:25 am
i too, have the 4-leaf clover knack. i’ve found that it skips generations: both of my grandmother’s excelled at clover finding, but my parents weren’t as talented. it seems the genetics convereged on me and i find them alllllll the time.
a note on preservation: the easiest and best way to preserve them is with scotch tape. i just cover one side of the clover with a bunch of pieces of tape and then the other, making sure i’ve pressed all the air out.
posted by mri on 6-28-2007 at 8:43 am
i’ve never been able to find a four leaf clover. it IS interesting, though, that there can be clovers with up to ten leaves.
posted by cordia on 6-28-2007 at 8:53 am
when i was 6yrs old iv found easly over 1000 4-leaf clovers in a span of 9 years, and im finding more of them every day. my first one was found 6-8ft on the opposit side of a chain-link fence. the other day my friend kenny told me; “find me a 4-leaf clover” so i found 16 in 2 minutes. when i walk down the sidewalk, i can spot a clover and pick it, just to give it away to a friend and sure enough ill find another.
ive found a few dozen 5-leaf clovers, fifteen 6-leaf, and two 8-leaf clovers.
And the funny thing is; I have no use in preserving all of these, but I do preserve alot. But that idea with the tape is new to me, I think ill use it.
posted by josiah kaminski on 9-14-2007 at 4:59 pm
I could never find a 4 leaf or 5 leaf also 6, 7, & 8 until I got locked up. Now I can’t find any. How is that for luck?
posted by Mark on 12-18-2007 at 3:47 pm
I have never foun da four-leaf clover in my life I would really like to find one maybe you can help me out this St. Patrick’s Day.
posted by Alexandria on 1-16-2008 at 7:57 pm