A steady April rain crosses Chatham for two days, the low ground holds water, and by the weekend everything is three shades greener than it was on Thursday. Springbrook Lawn Care opens its season in that mud and stays with it into the dry heat of August — mowing on a rhythm, trimming the fencelines, running a clean edge where the concrete stops. Winter asks the same properties for something else entirely: snow moved and ice handled, driveways down to the surface and walkways safe before the day starts. With the lake up north and the creeks running out into the prairie, this is a town that knows what water does in every one of its forms. The job is mostly staying a step ahead of it.