In March the fog lies in the Alapaha bottoms until nine, and the first cut of the year comes in right behind it. Creel Lawn Services works East Lanier on a weekly turn from then on — mowing, edging, string trimming, a clean blowdown of the drive and walks. Spring hands over the pine pollen and the winter debris at the same time, so an early cleanup makes the rest of the year easier on everybody. A yard that gets its first cut on time never spends the summer catching up. That is the whole argument for a schedule, and out here it holds.