Seven in the morning in August, dew still silver on the grass off Beech Daly Road, and the first cut of the day is the sweetest one there is to make. ELITE LAWN CARE gets going in that early hour, before the humidity settles over Taylor and the cicadas start up in the box elders. The lawn takes a clean, even pass; the trimmer follows the fence and the foundation; the walks get blown off so the concrete stays the color it's supposed to be. Late summer is when a yard either holds together or gives up, and holding it together is the whole point. Cool morning, sharp line, job done right.