Conaway: To see the wonder, all you have to do is look
Dan Conaway says, “Right outside my window is a ginkgo tree, and another is on the other side of the house. Every fall they engage in an ancient mating dance, a spectacular competition for attention.” (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
As half the country was in a drought — Lake Mead turning into Pond Mead and our own Mighty Mississippi becoming the Measly Mississippi — the ginkgoes didn’t turn yellow. Until they did.
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