Spring arrives near Manson with dogwoods lit up along the fencerows and Kerr Lake finally warm enough to hold a morning fog. Smith's Creek Lawn Care opens the season there with first mowings, spring cleanups, string trimming and edging that give every yard its lines back. Northern Warren County is old farm country with houses set well off the road, so a drive edged clean carries a long way to the eye. Weekly cutting runs on through the summer, and then the leaf work carries it into the fall. It is the same route, done in order, done well.