Cicadas start up around midmorning here, and by then the dew has burned off the grass. Ramos Landscaping is already at work in Carrollton — mowing, string trimming, edging, clearing the cuttings from the drive and the walk. Summer in this county is long and the grass never really pauses, so the calendar matters as much as the machinery. Yard by yard, the crew leaves behind even green and a mailbox post cut clean around. It is plain outdoor work, done under a wide Georgia sky.