September evenings over Manahawkin Lake stretch out gold and long, and the mowing hours get sweeter as the heat lets go. Anthony's Lawn Care Landscaping is out in that light — mowing, trimming the edges back to a line, clearing the walk, leaving a lawn that looks finished when the sun drops behind the pines. Grass grows differently in autumn on this stretch of coast, slower and thicker, and it takes the cut well if the passes are kept even. The last chore of the day is always the smallest one: the driveway blown clean so nothing tracks inside. It is straightforward care for homes in Ocean Acres and the streets running toward the lake.