There is a geometry to a good mow, and it shows best early, when the dew still holds the tracks: parallel passes, even overlap, the turn at the end kept off the turf. Brady Township has plenty of yards that reward that sort of attention — square lots near the village edge, long rectangles stretched out along the county roads. The work is mowing, trimming, edging and clearing the clippings, done to a pattern rather than at random. Repeat it on the same day each week and a lawn begins to look uniform in a way that is hard to describe and easy to see. Laying down straight lines on a Tuesday morning is a quiet pleasure.