Tips for Finding Four Leaf Clover

How to find a four leaf clover

by cabotcheese.coop

 

 

What To Wear

Comfortable clothing helps considerably. Sweat pants, a loose fitting shirt and soft shoes allow for
free movement and are highly recommended. At least at first. Soon you will discover you can find
four-leaf clovers no matter what kind of clothing you prefer. From formal to casual, business suit to bathing suit, anything goes! All you need is the willingness to look along the way.

Where & When To Look

Once dressed comfortably for your first foray, start by looking in the largest clover field you can find. If you live in a city, you are most likely to find the healthiest clover clusters on grassy areas near highway interchanges.

Parks are nice, of course, but the most prolific clover patches tend to be found in thicker, grassy places off the beaten path. Finding new places to explore is half the fun of discovery.
Recently mowed fields should be avoided for obvious reasons. Front yards offer the novice four-leaf clover explorer a protected place to begin – so do school yards and church lawns

Sunny days make the quest that much more pleasant. You are at once soothed by the warmth and assisted by the light. But drizzly days can be relaxing, too, though such weather can make the search a bit more challenging.

Search Tip

Only daylight hours are suitable for clover searching. Fours have a habit of going to bed early and close their leaves at dusk.

Another Thing To Consider

When you begin to look, in whatever weather, be sure to consider your tolerance for
public scrutiny. If you are highly visible during your search, curious people will inquire about your
activity. Cultivate an attitude of adventure and always maintain the determination to succeed.
Your rewards will be many.

What To Bring Along

If you expect to be out looking for four-leaf clovers for any extended period of time, take along a cup or pail of water. Clovers stay fresh floating on the surface – stems down. If held in your hand, they will wilt.The more colorful the water-holder, the better. After extensive roaming, it’s easier to bring fours back to a bright, easily seen container. In dense fields, you might lose sight of it altogether. While this can be a distraction, and sometimes a slight aggravation, don’t let this interrupt the fun. Search for fours at the same time you search for your bucket!

Pressing Matters

You may choose to bring a book along and press your treasures right away. Your choice of book is particularly important. Size determines the stamina required for toting. Selection of subject matter, though an esoteric consideration, essentially infuses the four-leaf clovers with the spirit of the page. Poetry, dictionaries and classical fiction seem to make the best pressing beds. Be advised that once inserted, clovers should be left alone for at least two weeks to ensure proper dehydration. You can expect wrinkles and a pleasing, delicate parchment effect
on the pages where the clovers have dried.

Now that you know the ground rules, you are ready to set out on your first four-leaf clover adventure. Your search provides a wonderful opportunity for discovery and relaxation. So, start looking. Be prepared for wondrous results.

Sit, squat or enjoy a sublime recline in the middle of a clover patch.Don’t look at each clover – ultimately it’s boring, and it mightmake you impatient since there are hundreds of clovers
to consider. Instead, un-focus your eyes. This means rather than
seeing one clover clearly in the center of your vision, take all of the clovers within a one-foot square range into view. Do this with evenly blurred sight. This relaxed way of looking puts the
clovers on a flat plane. Your field of vision becomes two dimensional and lacks depth
perception. This is the secret to detecting fours. A generalized overview, not specific
inspection, makes the precious four-leaf clover vibrate distinctly among the common threes.
Suddenly, the fours will stand out conspicuously, among the threes, as if red in a field of green!
When you relax your eyes, you encourage the four-leaf clovers to magically appear.
Please note, squinting does notqualify as relaxed!