clover and two different kinds of pods

the new zealnd white clover is coming into bloom in more places around the beds ( top three photos )...which , at least technically, holds out the promise of seed...if the weather holds...i have expressed some doubts about the suitability of this perennial nitrogen setting legume for use in four by eight foot beds because of the size it has attained...in a more open space of wider rows i could see its usefulness as a perpetual green manure...but, like the cow peas i was using in the pgp, it is taking up too much space and i think a different approach is in order...the only remaining unharmed ear of maize is...you guessed it...pod corn ( bottom photo )...and a bean has turned to a seed pod on the vine that chose the maize as a trellis..coincidence or some sort of affinity? coincidence probably plays a greater role in human events than our meaning seeking species will allow ( let me plug the book "cosmos" by witold gombrowicz here )...but planned or not, there they are.