By late August the creeks around Statham are running thin and the lawns show it first, in patches that go pale before anyone will admit it is dry. Michael's Irrigation & Landscaping works the water side of that — irrigation installation, sprinkler repair, head adjustment and system tune-ups timed for the early hours when the wind is down — along with landscaping, mowing, edging, trimming and mulch. Water put in the right place at five in the morning is worth twice what it is at noon. Watching a zone run true, every head throwing where it should, is a small pleasure that never gets old. Then the yard holds its green until the September rains come back.