Evening comes softly to Bloom Township, the light going amber over Thorn Creek and the long flat blocks that run away from it. Black Lotus Lawncare works these yards — mowing, edging, and trimming back whatever has crept over the walks by midsummer. There is a plain satisfaction in the last hour of a working day, when a lawn is finished and the stripes catch what is left of the sun. Grass here jumps after the storms that come across the prairie in July, and staying ahead of it takes a steady week-to-week hand. Every yard gets the same attention, whether it fronts a corner lot or hides behind a garage.