Late in the day the ridges west of Baldwin throw a long shadow across town, and that raking light shows every line a mower laid down. M & J Landscape & Hardscapes moves through the neighborhoods on a set route — mowing, edging along walks and drives, string trimming around beds and posts, then a full blow-down before pulling out. Red clay here holds water after a storm and then bakes hard, so reading the week's weather is half of doing the job well. Through the growing months the turf is kept even; through fall the leaves and yard debris are kept moving off the grass. A finished yard on this side of the county line ought to look calm — edges true, clippings gone, nothing left but a place to sit outside.