Mey's Clover Collection

01 / The experiment

Could I do it every day?

I’ve been finding four-leaf clovers for a long time. This time, I wanted to see if I could do it on purpose. One month. Every. Single. Day.

And I did.

02 / Through the summer

112. And a few extra, just in case.

I didn’t keep up the EVERY DAY part after that first month, but I kept looking. Eventually, I settled on a goal: 112 clovers with four or more leaves in one summer. And I reached it.

I picked a few more to be sure I hadn’t counted too many “not actually clovers.” The internet was very good at letting me know whenever something I found wasn’t one.

03 / Along the way

The internet has entered the chat.

Something I found interesting: the misidentified plants seemed to farm engagement more efficiently than the real finds. Apparently, if you want views, tell a lie and people will show up to correct you in the comments. What a weird lesson to take from this.

I’m not looking for views or engagement, though. I’m really not. I never found the brain power to reply, but I’m grateful to everyone who took part. Thank you.

04 / My favourite patch

“Oh, there is one.”

I was at the park with my spouse, Ben, and our dog. We were in a spot I like checking: well situated, nice to sit in. I was showing him around when he looked down and almost immediately said, “Oh, there is one.”

I was dumbfounded. Maybe he was too. His very first four-leaf clover! I was so proud. I knelt down and started showing him how I use the cards I carry to collect them. Then he looked a little further into the grass: “Oh, there’s another one.”

MY LOVE! Two finds, just like that. I was so impressed, and so happy to share this thing I love with him. But I was out of cards. No big deal: I’d done this before. Look at the surroundings, remember the spot, take a picture. I’d come back tomorrow for his second clover.

05 / The next day

NO F** WAY.

Back out with my dog, first mission: get Ben’s second clover. I knelt in the grass, got ready to film and pulled on the clover he’d found the day before… and another four-leaf clover came out of the grass with it. On the SAME STEM. Right beside it.

In all my years of looking, I’d never seen anything like it. A discovery each, a day apart.

If you’d asked me before which one was my favourite, I couldn’t have picked. They all had something special. But this pair? They take the cake. :3

06 / Making the collection

Gotta pick them all.

Of course, they needed cards. Mine are the size of a Pokémon card, so they fit in sleeves and binder pockets.

Plenty are still drying. I’m planning to finish printing the rest of the cards, sleeve each find and fill out the collection.

07 / Things I hadn’t planned on making

A little wearable side quest.

I also made a little clip-on frame to wear a clover and show it off. It’s free to download and print on MakerWorld.

I’ll also be uploading a customisable “Clover sleever” so anyone can make these cards for their own finds.

08 / Coming up

112 clovers. A lot of footage.

I haven’t edited everything yet. I want to work through ALL the footage: picking, drying, sleeving, and adding each find to the binder.

That should be about 112 new videos for TikTok, released one at a time. There’s plenty left to share…