In Four Corners the calendar is written in inches of grass. From April into October the St. Augustine will outgrow a cut in a week; by December the same lawn can hold its shape for three. KC Mowing Service reads that clock for a living — mowing on the interval a yard actually asks for, edging the drive and walks, trimming the fence lines and clearing the hard surfaces before leaving. Under a Florida sun a lawn either gets ahead of you or you stay ahead of it, and there is quiet pride in always being the one in front. Between the subdivisions off US 27 and the older streets toward Davenport, the mowers keep a good part of the neighborhood on time.