The Assonet River runs up and back twice a day, and spring reaches Freetown on the same schedule as the herring — all at once, unmistakable. At Home Service takes up the lawn work then, mowing yards that green fast in the river-bottom soil, trimming around stone walls and old apple trees, edging where the grass wants to creep across the walk. Summer near the bay stays humid and the growth barely lets up, so the visits stay regular and the lines stay straight. When the oaks finally turn, the season closes with cleanups and leaves lifted off the beds and lawn before the wet weather flattens them. Steady, visible care — a place that looks looked-after from the road.