September along the Illinois River backwaters keeps birds in the sky over Lacon for weeks at a stretch, and underneath all that traffic the season quietly begins winding down. O&A Lawn Care works that turn — mowing while the grass still asks for it, trimming and edging, then the fall cleanup that gets leaves off the lawn and out of the beds ahead of the first hard freeze. Spring gets the same treatment in reverse, clearing away winter's litter so the green comes in unobstructed. A yard raked out and cut short in late October is ready for whatever arrives next. Lacon, Sparland, Washburn, Varna and nearby.