Maybe too busy, in spite of passing that road often, I didn’t notice any special thing. One day this summer, as I strolled leisurely on the same road and looked around, one ginko tree caught my eyes.

It has tall and straight trunk. Its unique bright-green leaves extending on the long branches and clustered at the tips of the shorter side shoots are so beautiful. They are fan-shaped, leathery and smooth. It brought pleasant cool to me on the hot summer days. At that moment, I had the impulse to transplant the tree into my courtyard. I imagined, if it was in my courtyard, I could see it as soon as I opened my eyes in the morning; its bright golden yellow leaves in the late autumn days would be such a splendid scene; even during the winter time, when all of its leaves fell from the branches, it would show a bleak beauty against the cold wind and frost mist.

I constrained this impulse after thinking over these factors: firstly, the ginko tree is not easy to survive in a new environment if transplanted improperly; secondly, my courtyard is too small for the ginko tree to expand its branch; thirdly, the ginko tree on the roadside can provide shade in summer and bring pleasure with its bright golden yellow leaves in autumn for many people, and may inspire a strain of thought in winter to some minded people besides me.