Fog lies on the White River bottoms most fall mornings in Independence County, and it lifts just about the time the first yard is dry enough to cut. A&W Lawncare starts there — mowing while the day is still cool, edging the walks, trimming the fence line, clearing the leaves that came down overnight. The ground rolls here, up out of the river and into the Ozark foothills, so no two lawns lay the same and each one wants its own pattern. Working that pattern out is the fun of the job. A yard that looks level on uneven ground is somebody's careful hand, and it shows from the road.