Shannon grew up along a mill and kept the shape of it — short streets, porches close to the road, yards that all face one another. Late in the afternoon, when the light goes long and gold across the Coosa valley, Pro Lawn Guy is still working a block at a time. Mowing, string trimming around porch posts and mailboxes, edging where the grass wants to creep over the sidewalk, leaves hauled off once fall gets serious. Red clay and Bermuda grass make their own demands here, and the answer is showing up on schedule. A row of neighbors' yards cut in the same week has a rhythm to it, like a street that agrees on something.