Summer storms stack up over Dodge County in the afternoon, cross Eastman in twenty loud minutes, and leave the pines dripping and the air rinsed. J&E Landscaping works the hours on either side of that — mowing while the grass is dry, edging beds back into their shapes, trimming the corners a mower cannot reach, and carrying off whatever the wind brought down. Steam rises from the asphalt as the sun drops, and the yards along the county roads sit trimmed and settled. It is plain, repeating work, and it is most of what makes a place look cared for. Homes and small businesses around Eastman are on the route.