First light clears the ridges east of Chestatee and lies flat across the yards, and for about twenty minutes you can see every seed head, every missed corner, every honest edge. Rising Sun Lawn Care LLC is usually rolling by then — mowing, string trimming, edging, and clearing the drives before the day's heat comes up off Lake Lanier. Starting early is its own small luxury: the air is still, the engine sounds twice as loud as it should, and two yards are finished before most people have found their coffee. Mulching and shrub trimming carry through the season, and leaf cleanup takes the year out. The work is plain, repeated, and it shows.