Early in the season the Rock River lies under fog until the sun clears the bluffs, and the low ground near the water holds its dew most of the way to noon. Jose's Lawncare & Landscape Services works the yards along that valley, timing the first pass for when the grass has dried enough to cut clean instead of tearing. Around Oregon and Nashua the lots run generous, with river-bottom soil that grows fast and wants a steady hand on it. Mowing, trimming, edging, bed work, cleanups at both ends of the year — an ordinary list, done in order and done properly. The fog burns off, the yard is finished, and the afternoon belongs to whoever lives there.