Firefly and Ginkgo Leaves

I enjoy the autumn colors, so I like playing with them and folding origami models. I know that the Christmas fever already started for most of you, but I like to prologue as much as possible the Autumn.  I promise I just have one more post for this season and then I will also prepare for the winter period.
Since I was little I have been fascinated by ginkgo trees (actually for their leaves). I like how they are fan-shaped, I like their colors and I am amazed about the trees longevity. In one of my traveling posts I made some pictures with a crane and a 1200 years old ginkgo tree: http://cridiana-origami.blogspot.com/2014/11/calatoriile-unui-cocor-in-japonia-day-5.html
That's why I am pretty amazed that I didn't try to fold earlier some ginkgo leaves. Well... better late than never. I studied a lot of designs for them and I just fell in love with the design made by Peter Engel. The only drawback that this model has is how the back of the leaf looks like. I associated the leaves with a Firefly sonobe and a Congratulations Crane (to congratulate myself that I finally discovered ginkgo origami leaves - I am kidding :)).
To tell you a secret I am also warming up for the Christmas spirit, so this kusudama arrangement has a little surprise in it.

 Model: Firefly sonobe
Designer: Ekaterina Lukasheva

Model: Ginkgo leaf
Designer: Peter Engel
Diagram: "Origami Odyssey" book