August thunder builds over the ridge to the west and comes down Springfield Avenue in a hurry, and afterward every lawn in the West Ward stands two inches taller. Mike's Landscaping and Lawn Care answers with a mower and a calendar: cutting, trimming, edging, mulching, and the clearing that keeps a yard from getting away from anybody. Around West Side Park the yards are square and shaded, and the shade is its own puzzle — thin grass, damp corners, leaves that hang on late into November. Fall means raking and hauling until the beds show bare soil again. It is steady outdoor work in a part of Newark that likes its blocks kept sharp.