By late June the ski trails on Pats Peak have gone completely green and Henniker settles into the long mild middle of its year. Emerald Lake Lawn Service mows straight through it, weekly cutting, string trimming, edging along drives and walks, and clearing the cuttings so a lawn looks finished rather than just shorter. Around the ponds west of the village the lots are half sun and half hemlock shade, which means adjusting the height and the route instead of repeating last week's. Spring raking pulls out the road sand and the limbs winter knocked down; October leaf work puts it all away again. What stays with you is the look of a yard at the end of the day, done properly and left tidy.