Bean Creek bends through the southwest of Lenawee County with willows leaning out over it, and on late-summer mornings the fog sits in that low ground until about eight. Funks Lawn Care is usually out before it lifts, mower running while the dew is still heavy and the day is still cool. The rounds are steady: cutting, string trimming, crisp edges along the drives, and the seasonal cleanups that carry a yard from thaw to freeze. By the time the fog is gone the first lawns of the day are already finished, striped and quiet. That is a good hour to be working in Seneca Township, and it shows in the result.