August in Batavia sits heavy — cicadas going in the parkway trees, heat shimmering off the flat west-side streets, everything slowed down except the grass. Zollers Lawn Care keeps to the schedule anyway: mowing, string trimming, edging the walks, clearing clippings off the drive on the last pass. A set weekly visit is what makes a lawn look effortless, and missing one shows immediately. There is a quiet satisfaction in a street of yards all cut and still by late afternoon. Batavia and the towns bordering it make up the week's work.