The lagoons run straight back from the Forked River, and the lawns along them stop at a bulkhead with a boat tied off at the end of the yard. Frazee Construction and Landscaping keeps those narrow waterfront strips looking cared for — mowed even, trimmed tight to the dock posts, edges held against the salt air. October is the good month out here: the bay goes slate blue, the traffic thins, and the leaves come down all at once for the fall cleanup. Beds get cut back, the last mow goes low, and the property is put to bed with nothing left loose to blow around. Then the yard sits quiet through the cold, waiting for the light to come back.