September light in Palos comes in low and long over the open ground at Cap Sauers, gilding the grass heads for an hour before it goes. Sunnyview Landscaping is out in that hour finishing the last yards of the day — mowing, edging along the drives, trimming the fence lines, and starting the autumn cleanups as the first leaves come down. Fall grass grows slower but roots harder, which makes the late-season cuts the ones that decide how a lawn reads next May. It is a fine stretch of the year to be working outdoors in this town, warm at midday and cool by six. A yard left tidy in that light is difficult to improve on.