By the middle of July the cicadas start up in the oaks around Bentley and don't let off until dark, and the heat sits down on the yards until the sun finally drops. Hayes lawn service and maintenance runs through those long afternoons, mowing, trimming around posts and porch steps, edging the drive, and blowing gravel dust and clippings back off the concrete. Arkansas summers keep grass moving right along, and a week between cuts is about all a yard can carry before it starts to look untended. When the leaves come down the same properties get cleared and the beds cleaned out. There is something to pulling out of a drive and seeing the place squared away behind you.