Weidman sits in the jack pine and hardwood between Coldwater Lake and Lake Isabella, where most yards are clearings cut out of the trees. Proton Services LLC mows and trims those lots — cottage yards down by the water, farm yards on the section roads, the small tidy squares in the village itself. Sandy ground and pine shade make for uneven turf, so the cut gets set to the ground it is on rather than to a number. Working the trimmer in close around dock posts, foundations and the base of every trunk is what separates a mowed yard from a finished one. Cleanup visits clear needles and leaves before they mat, and the year closes with the lawn ready to sleep.