Lucky Me

This is probably the 100'th four leaf clover I've found in my life. It seems everytime I even get AROUND clover, I find a four leafed one. This one, as you can see, is smaller than the tip of my index finger, yet I found it. In fact, I think it found me. I was laying on the ground trying to get a picture of the clover forest in our back yard, when out of nowhere, it reached up and started waving at me.

I don't know if I'm really that lucky. I did win that $500 in vegas tho... and I did sort of fall into a job that I love, doing exactly what I wanted to do when I was five. I also stumbled upon all of my best friends... and think I have really great family. My sister rocks... so do my brothers, but I wouln't know what to do without my sister.

So maybe I am a little lucky. Or maybe I just put myself in positions to find these little guys. Maybe fate plays a roll - or maybe not. Maybe my great grandma was a leprochan. She was adopted and had BRIGHT red hair and green eyes. I suppose it's more likly that she was just Irish, and not a leprochan...

Here is what some people say about 4 leaf clovers:

The four leaf clover is a universally accepted symbol of good luck with its origin ages old. According to legend, Eve carried a four leaf clover from the Garden of Eden.

"The clovers also occupied a position in the cultural life of early peoples. White clover (T. repens L.) in particular was held in high esteem by the early Celts of Wales as a charm against evil spirits." Clover Science and Technology". N.L. Taylor, 1985.

Druids held the 4 leaf clover in high esteem and considered them a sign of luck. In 1620, Sir John Melton wrote: "If a man walking in the fields find any four-leaved grass, he shall in a small while after find some good thing.

The mystique of the four leaf clover continues today, since finding a real four leaf clover is still a rare occurrence and omen of good luck.


Well. That's just facinating.

Lucky, lucky me!