Then I spotted another..
I didn't have my glasses with me and I hadn't gone out looking for them - they just seemed to jump into my sight and eventually I ended up with...
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This is the clump of clover, if you look there are lots in there.
Toby stood still for all of two minutes and was anxious to be on his way - so I muttered a "Thank you" to the four-leaf clover fairy and followed him.
I hadn't gone looking for them, they just waved at me.
My family will tell you that this is not an unusual occurrence for me. I can be walking along, head in the clouds, glance down and hey presto! It probably just means that my brain is very good at picking out that particular pattern amongst all the regular clover leaves.
Traditionally four-leaf clovers are supposed to symbolise good luck, especially if found accidentally... The first leaf is said to represent faith, the second hope, the third is for love, and the fourth for luck.
I have yet to win the lottery, but I do consider myself to have been lucky in so many ways.
I would love to share these clovers amongst you, but I have read that it is unlucky to do so... I suppose the next best thing would be to offer to show you where this clump of clover is, then you can see for yourself.
Hello Elaine:
ReplyDeleteAnd,next you will be telling us that a Leprechaun lives at the bottom of your garden. Well, with 12 four leaved clovers at one picking, we could believe anything!!!!
Hello Jane and Lance, A Leprechaun at the bottom of the garden - well, funnily enough we have spent a lot of time in Ireland over the last couple of years - perhaps one travelled home in my suitcase! I was certainly very fortunate today.
DeleteVery nice, that was a lot of luck at one time.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Elna
Hello Elna, It was a complete surprise, but that is the way it happens!
DeleteOwl Wood really is magical!
ReplyDeleteJane x
Hello Jane, It was a wonderful surprise...I had been 'talking' to the sheep in the adjoining field. I half expected the cuckoo to call out!
DeleteHello Elaine. I never knew what the four leaves stood for. My father was always good at spotting four leaf clovers too. He would just look down and see them. I would look and look and rarely be able to find one. Thank you for bringing back this memory. I love all the green!
ReplyDeleteHello In My Wild Eden, It sounds as though your father had the knack too! I'm so pleased it brought back happy memories for you!
DeleteHI Elaine,
ReplyDeleteLucky you. I cannot imagine finding that many. I used to find the odd one when I was a child, you would think I had found a pot of gold.
Lovely refreshing post:)
Hello Cheryl, It is wonderful, whether you find one or twelve it is still exciting...Toby wasn't impressed though!
DeleteYou must be a very lucky lady x
ReplyDeleteHello Cheryl, I am, in so many ways.x
Deletewhere EXACTLY is this patch... I need me some luck!
ReplyDeleteHello Dom, If I tell you to think Claythorpe, and the old engine house...look along the verge between there and the beautiful old station house. Best of luck!
DeleteReminds me of a song from the 50's:
ReplyDeleteI'm looking over a four-leaf clover, that I overlooked before,
One is the sunshine, the second is rain, third is the roses that grow in the lane, No need explaining the one remaining, It's somebody I adore, I'm looking over a four-leaf clover that I overlooked before.
Methinks you must lead a magical life!
Hello Ms Sparrow, I had completely forgotten that song - but I can hear it now - what a trip down memory lane. I'd love to think it was magical...the truth is that my brain is just reasonably good with patterns and oddities.
DeleteI once found a four-leaf clover when I was around 10 years old. I was so excited about my good luck that I dropped it and immediately lost it. So much for my good luck, I thought.
ReplyDeleteHello Mitch, You may have dropped the four-leaf clover but you didn't drop your good luck, otherwise how would you have met Saint Geraldo?
DeleteThank you for that, Elaine! You are absolutely right.
DeleteMy mouth is hanging open. That's how I find them, too. But never twelve. And, thanks to Ms. Sparrow for a song my mom sang a lot about the house.
ReplyDeleteHello Joanne, Now that is interesting...we both have brains which can process patterns quickly - or shall we both claim to be exceptionally lucky? I sang along to that song as a child, I had quite forgotten about it!
Deletesend me one! I need a nice bit of luck x
ReplyDeleteHello John, Come on over, we'll get you some lucky clovers of your own, then come back here for tea and scones...did I ever tell you about the time I won first prize in the village show for my scones? Dom (see above) will tell you he was robbed!x
DeleteEgads, I didn't know this happened to anyone else! I have always been able to do this. Yes, I have found that many at one time. How funny. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHarry may not have been all that impressed but HE is one lucky lad. You are making his childhood magical and memorable.
Hello SAS, When I was a child I spent years looking for one, especially after my older brother found one! I didn't find a single one. Once I stopped looking for them, they began to wave to me.
DeleteWell you are a lucky charm--at least that's how I feel with knowing you! Your walks are definitely magical. XOXO
ReplyDeleteHello Susan, The rest of yesterday's walk was lovely - I saw so many beautiful wild flowers, grasses and sedges. It would have been fun to have you and Meggie along too, although we would have been so busy talking we would have missed the flowers! x
DeleteMy mother was the same. All her books were filled with them. She always said she never looked for them; they always looked up at her.
ReplyDeleteHello Cro, That is it exactly! They really do look up. I popped my clovers into my recipe books - I don't use them very often - my family sometimes need a bit of luck to survive my offerings.
DeleteHello Elaine....what a wonderful response to your Good Luck Clovers.....Harry is so "lucky" to have you for a grandmother.
ReplyDeleteHello Meggie, I am lucky to have Harry and Francesca - they give me a great excuse for playing like a child!
DeleteThis is such an amazing thing to happen. Good luck clovers should be shared and spread the luck around. I will never know where this patch is so I feel that keeping a secret can surely keep the luck safe. I hope my logic is good logic!
ReplyDeleteHello Claire, If you would really like a clover then the next time I pass that clump I will ask for one in your name. If it happens, and you send me your address, then it is yours.
DeleteIsn't it fun when something like that happens! I guess that's one thing my brain can do. It seems that I can spot them more easily than most people.
ReplyDeleteHello Amy, Yes! I'm so glad you agree, it is something which just happens, no seeking or searching is needed!
DeleteHi love, sorry to ask you so publicly but we're having a tea party over at Belleau Cottage on Monday at 5pm. Would love you, George and the gang to come over and have a slice of cake with us... let me know if you can come x (dom@belleaukitchen.co.uk)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dom. x
DeleteOh no, I didn't know it was unlucky to give them away! We've got a few patches of four leafed clovers and I've given some to other people in the past. I feel awful now because I thought I would be giving them good luck.
ReplyDeleteHello LBM, Don't worry, I have given them away in the past, although I have wondered about it. I don't think we actually pass on bad luck, it's more that the luck was for the finder.
DeleteYou are lucky indeed! I never knew what each leaf stood for. It's fun to learn.
ReplyDeleteHello Marie, I confess, that is one of the other things I like about doing these posts. I felt I had to do a little research - which is when I found out what they stood for. It was new to me too!
Deletethat's really kind of special I think to come across the four-leaf clovers. I'd get a real buzz out of that!
ReplyDeleteHello Carole M, I must admit, it still gives me a buzz! I read somewhere that only about one in 10,000 clovers is four-leafed, so it is amazing that we can spot them amongst so many. I'd be happy to show you the patch - see if you can spot some for yourself.
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