Summer in Kingston smells like cut hay and warm gravel, and by late afternoon the grain elevator throws its shadow clear across town. Thumb Mobile Welding takes on the lawn work in that season — mowing yards and lot edges, running the trimmer along fence posts and foundations, edging until the walk shows a straight line again. Trimmings are cleared off drives and steps before a job is called done. When the maples on the side streets let go in October, the leaves are raked out and hauled. It is straightforward yard keeping for a village that likes things kept up.