Midsummer in this part of Arkansas is a race against the sky, thunderheads stacking white over the pines to the west by early afternoon and rolling in before anybody is ready. I&B Lawn Services reads that weather like a schedule, getting the mow finished, the edges cut and the walks blown while the air is still holding its breath. There is nothing quite like the smell of fresh-cut grass with rain coming, or the sight of a yard squared away just as the first drops hit the drive. Growth here does not slow for anybody in July, so the routine has to be steady. Week to week, the lawn stays ahead of the season instead of behind it.