Late Friday light over Port Monmouth turns the marsh gold and stretches every shadow across the lawns on the way back from the water. JPV Lawn Services is usually finishing then — the last cut of the day, edges run along the walk, trimmer work around posts and fence lines, clippings cleared off the drive. Yards near Compton's Creek deal with wind and wet ground at once, and a lawn that stays even through both is the sign of a schedule kept. Spring and fall cleanups bookend the year, opening the yard up and then putting it to bed. Middletown Township looks its calmest on an evening like that, and a cut lawn is part of the reason.