In Jasper the fog sits down in the Little Buffalo valley until the sun clears the ridge, and then the whole of Newton County seems to lift with it. Faught Lawn Care works those steep, handsome yards that step down toward the river, where a level cut is a matter of footing as much as skill. Mowing, trimming along stone walls and porch steps, edging the walks, raking and hauling what the hardwoods let go each fall — it all goes better when you know which side of a hill holds water. Highway 7 brings people through for the overlooks, and the yards along it get looked at whether anybody means to or not. There is a quiet pride in a mountain lawn that looks tended without looking fussed over.