Bowman sits in Elbert County granite country, where the fields roll off toward the Broad River and stone breaks through the pasture in long gray outcrops. M&K Lawn Care runs the yards here on a steady schedule — mowing, edging the concrete, trimming around posts, mailboxes and beds, and clearing the walks and drive before heading on. Northeast Georgia summers green the hayfields and push lawn grass hard through those long, bright evenings that seem to last until nine. In November the hardwoods let go and the work turns to leaves and yard debris, moved off before they can smother the turf beneath. A lawn cut level with a clean border tells anybody passing that somebody here pays attention.