Back when I was growing up, I knew maple seeds came in pairs and finding a triple-seed cluster was a wonderful stroke of good fortune. Our young lady grew up knowing that same thing, of course.
Turns out the maple tree near the end of the driveway produces triple-wing seed clusters on a regular basis; we find several each year.
It hasn’t reduced the magic of maple spinners, but we no longer line them up along the fireplace…
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 