Past the last row of streets, the ground gives way to salt marsh and the light comes off it flat and wide, the kind of light that shows every uneven pass in a lawn. Fitzpatrick Lawn Care & Landscape mows with that in mind — straight lines, consistent height, trimmed corners, edges held tight against the concrete. Saturdays in Ocean Acres are for the yard, and there's a quiet pleasure in handing one back already done. Autumn shifts the work toward leaves and cleanup, when the oaks empty in a week and the grass needs to be uncovered to breathe. Whatever the month, the aim is the same: a property that looks looked-after from the mailbox to the back fence.