Late afternoon at Waneka Lake, the shadows stretch long and every lawn between the water and downtown shows its texture. Paco's Landscaping works in that light — mowing, string-trimming, edging along the drives and walks, blowing the paths clean before the truck pulls away. A cut lawn looks different at five o'clock than at noon; the stripes deepen, the edges read sharp, and you can see whether somebody hurried. Nobody here is hurrying. The last thing to do on any yard is stand at the curb and look at it the way its owner will.