Fort Valley opens early. Light comes down Main Street low and gold, in between the brick fronts, before the middle-Georgia heat has made up its mind. Arrington Lawn Care keeps to that hour — mower, trimmer, blower, in that order — and leaves a dark stripe across Bermuda that is still wet from the night. Edging is the last thing done and the first thing seen: a straight seam where the grass stops and the driveway begins. In Peach County the growing season runs long and generous, so the route comes back around week after week, and the yards stay square-shouldered all summer.