Deadman's Blood
“Out the back door she went to the weeds that were threatening their encroachment of the back door. She worked diligently for a half an hour or so. The sun was peeking out behind passing clouds, making it not too hot for such work. The sun would be blocked just long enough to cool her off when it would poke its glorious head out just in time to warm her before she became chilled.
She turned around to work on another area when she came across a patch of clover meandering its way between the stepp...ing stones that headed for the potting shed. Their tiny, pinkish purple flowers had already bloomed and dropped their heads. Darby thought it must have been a beautiful picture to see a few weeks before.
Thinking back to her childhood and her grandmother’s stories, she thought she would hunt for a four leaf clover just for fun. It was tedious and the task grew tiresome after a few minutes. When she was about to give up and head for another area to pull weeds, she spied a possibility. Squatting down with only her mud clogs touching the damp ground; she reached out and picked her prize, holding it between her thumb and forefinger.MoreLess
She turned around to work on another area when she came across a patch of clover meandering its way between the stepp...ing stones that headed for the potting shed. Their tiny, pinkish purple flowers had already bloomed and dropped their heads. Darby thought it must have been a beautiful picture to see a few weeks before.
Thinking back to her childhood and her grandmother’s stories, she thought she would hunt for a four leaf clover just for fun. It was tedious and the task grew tiresome after a few minutes. When she was about to give up and head for another area to pull weeds, she spied a possibility. Squatting down with only her mud clogs touching the damp ground; she reached out and picked her prize, holding it between her thumb and forefinger.MoreLess
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