Rivera started another adventure in Cherry’s World this week. Apparently, Cherry’s only landscaping & gardening client worth a mention is Violet Cheshire and her Sunny Soleil Society. It sure would be interesting if she had some interactions with other clients, sort of like that old British show “Rosemary and Thyme”: two professional gardeners who get involved in solving murders while working for different well-heeled home owners.

In Cherry’s case, the mystery of the week is not a murder, but the discovery of a kitten, followed by the discovery of an entire family of kittens, all nestled in some bushes of the Sunny Soleil Society.

The catch here is that Violet wants Honest Ernest —who seems to have suffered no visible signs of punishment for his behavior in Lost Forest—to spray the property for weeds. The discovery of this large brood has taken Cherry, Violet, and Ernest aback. What to do…!?! But that’s the week, folks!

Well, kind of a mixed-message day. When Banjo Cat was footloose, the point was “outside cats kill birds.” Now, it is “putting a cat in a shelter can kill the cat.” So this T-N-R program returns the cats to the location where they were found, to continue living outdoors, continue hunting prey, and still face threats of vehicles, viruses, and other predators. But at least they are unable to keep reproducing. It’s a leveraged “let nature take its course” approach. On the other hand, it’s not likely agencies are going to find 60 million households to adopt all of those feral cats.

But hey! I noticed Mark made no room or time for a concluding joke or pun. Refreshing!