First light over Spring Creek arrives with dew heavy enough to soak a boot, and the mowing waits an hour for it to lift. Parker's Lawn Care starts then, moving through Blakely's yards while the day is still bearable — mowing, trimming, edging, and hauling the clippings away. By afternoon, when the heat stacks up over the fields and the air stops moving, the finished lawns hold their lines. It is simple, visible work; you can tell from the road exactly what got done and what did not. Blakely and the surrounding Early County roads make up the route.