South of the fall line the land lies flat and the pines go straight up, and Adel sits in the middle of that country with the Little River easing along west of town. Cannon Tree Service works Cook County's yards and pasture edges, thinning crowns, pruning out deadwood and taking down pines that have started to lean toward the house. Summer thunderstorms build fast over these fields and can put a limb through a roof in the time it takes to close the windows; the crew is out after with saws and a trailer, opening the drive. Autumn is the season for the patient work — cool mornings, clear light, a whole day to shape an oak properly. What the job leaves is a tidy yard and one less thing to watch during the next storm.