While walking last night, I picked up these yellow ginko leaves along a neighbors yard. It was very dark at the time, and they almost seemed to sparkle in the moonlight, scattered all over the grass. I brought them home, to look at the edges.

The ginko, or maidenhair tree, is the world's oldest living species of tree. Earliest fossils date back to 270 million years ago. Ginko trees can live in urban areas where pollution prevents other trees from growing, and are immune to insects and disease....that's a real lesson in longevity!

The extract from the leaves, ginko biloba, is used as a medicinal for circulation disorders.