Early morning, before the valley heat gets up, dew lies heavy enough on a Pekin lawn to show every footprint across it. Golf Green mows into that hour — cutting, trimming, edging, laying stripes that run true from the curb to the back fence. A lawn kept this way takes on a different character: it lies down evenly, it holds the light, it looks intended from clear across the street. The trim around the posts and the clean line along the drive are what finish the argument. By the time the dew burns off the yard is done and the truck is two streets over.