Black Mesa keeps its flat black shoulder over the valley at El Rancho, and by June the country around it is dry enough to hear. Southwest Fire Defense LLC mows through that dry stretch, holding grass short and keeping yards free of the dead growth and litter that pile up against walls and fences. Regular cutting, edging along drives and walks, trimming out the corners the mower cannot reach — and all of it cleaned up and hauled off. When the monsoon finally lands in July the grass jumps, and the schedule tightens to match. A lawn kept short and clear simply sits better in this dry country.