September in Sanilac County goes gold at the edges — goldenrod standing in the ditch lines, the light coming in low and long across the corn. Lucky's Lawn Care and Landscaping mows and trims right through it and turns to bed work while the ground is still warm: mulch spread even, plantings set, borders cut back into shape before the weather closes in. Autumn cleanups follow, leaf by leaf, until the yard is bare and squared away for the cold. A lawn cut on one of those cool bright afternoons looks better than it has any right to. Sandusky, Marlette, Snover and Decker are all inside a day's driving.