July in Ypsilanti comes in heavy and bright, the sun over Parkridge holding past nine while the grass drinks every thunderstorm the week can spare. Solis Lawn Care works that full-tilt season — mowing, string trimming, edging along the walks, and clearing the cuttings so nothing mats down in the heat. Cut early enough and a lawn keeps its color through the worst of the afternoon, which is a small thing to know and a good one. When the year swings the other way, the same properties get plowed, shoveled and salted, and the trucks trade daylight for headlights. The town changes color twice a year; the standard does not.