Morning comes early to the plains east of Colorado Springs, the sun clearing a flat horizon before the Front Range has finished shaking off its shadow. That is when the mowers start in Cimarron Hills, while the grass is still cool and the air still holds a little of the night in it. AAA Lawn Care Service LLC works those first hours — mowing, trimming, and edging the long runs of curb that thread these blocks together. By the time the day heats up, the cut rows are laid down straight and the clippings are swept off the walk. It is a small pleasure, a yard that looks cared for before anyone is properly awake.