August evenings in Brighton hold their heat well past supper — cicadas winding down in the box elders, pavement still warm, the light going gold across the back lawns. Spicher Services often mows into that hour, once the grass has dried off and the day has finally loosened its grip. The routine is plain and repeated on purpose: cut, trim the fence line and the posts, edge the walk, clear the clippings off the concrete. Spring and fall it turns into cleanup work, beds cleared and leaves carried away. Brighton, Genoa Township, Howell and Whitmore Lake.