I was accosted in the garden the past couple of days by little black fireflies as if they were trying to get my attention and say, “Hey, we’re back! Watch for us tonight!”

And sure enough, as it was getting dark and the garden lights came on, I was seeing random flashes here and there and finally enough of them to be certain I wasn’t hallucinating. They hung out until about 9:30, and then were gone while there was still some light in the western sky.

I picked some bok choi and a few green onions a few days ago. We had Caesar salad with a head of Romaine last night, and I sauteed almost half of my bolting spinach in sesame oil to serve with the salmon.