Late in the day the light comes down the ridge into Crandall sideways, and every fresh-cut lawn along the gravel roads near Holly Creek shows its stripes. C & E Lawn Services keeps to those yards — mowing, trimming and edging, then the walks and drives swept clean of clippings before the truck moves on. Hedges are shaped, beds are cleaned out, and cuttings are kept up out of the creek where the water still runs clear. Up here the hardwood leaves come down nearly all at once, and they get gathered off the grass instead of left to mat it through the wet months. Small work, steady hands, and a yard that looks right when you pull in at dusk.