Six in the evening in Clifton, and the day's heat finally breaks; shadows stretch east across the lawns and the air goes soft. That is the hour a freshly cut yard smells strongest, green and sweet, the one scent this dry valley seems to borrow from somewhere wetter. Landscape D&R Services works toward that moment, with the grass mown even, the edge run straight and the trimmings cleared off the concrete before the light goes. Lawn care is mostly repetition, and repetition is what makes a place feel settled. A yard cut this week will be cut next week, and that is the point.