Late afternoon in Bryan County has a light all its own — thunderheads stacking white over the pines toward the Canoochee, everything on the ground briefly lit like it matters. S & S Lawn Care Services tries to beat that storm most days, finishing the mowing, the edging and the trimmer work along fences and flowerbeds before the first drops hit the trailer. The result is plain and physical: a lawn cut in even lanes, a walkway swept, a mailbox post that finally has a clean circle around it. Pembroke yards run from tight town lots to a couple of acres out toward Ellabell, and each one gets the same attention. Rain or shine, the route comes back around.