Today it is dusty outside. The wind is whipping (拍打) at the earth and sending clouds of brown dirt all around the town.
I sit here on the doorstep and watch people come back from work.
Finally, I see Grandma carrying her basket. She is covered in dust and looks tired, but she smiles when she sees me. "What are you up to, Kemzie?" she asks.
"Waiting for you! I say. "I want you to come and help me plant trees. " "Trees?" asks Grandma.
I tell Grandma that someone came to speak to us at school today about tree planting. I tell her I want to help out in the nursery(苗圃) just out of town where they grow the trees.
"We need the trees to give us wood, shade and fruit, and to help keep the Earth well," I say quickly.
Grandma laughs and puts her basket down. "You go if you want, but I have to make dinner," she says.
For a moment I feel bad. I shouldn't leave Grandma now. I should help her chop wood for the fire and cook the food she got at the market. Since Mum and Dad died, Grandma has been looking after all our family. It's hard work for her.
