And the next day, Georgia gets a bill from the Sunny Soleil Society to pay for the hibiscus. So, is Rivera wrapping up this story, as well?

BTW: Commenter Daniel P made an interesting observation yesterday about the lack of any “evil doer” in Cherry’s story. That is so. Mostly, it’s been about recovering the bee population in Georgia’s bee hives that were lost to “colony collapse disorder.” It’s a pertinent observation.

Daniel’s comment made me think (and that hurts!). There is almost always an antagonist that the protagonist (Mark or Cherry) has to defeat. Cherry’s current adventure might be a departure from this standard hero-villain format and more of a story about everyday problem-solving and relationships. Instead of a human villain, the antagonist here is natural processes that have to be overcome or worked around.

Still, there may yet be a human villain on the other side of the bush!