At Lock 32 the Erie Canal steps down through old stone off Clover Street, and on a summer evening the water turns the exact color of fresh-cut grass. Brandon's Services works the neighborhoods spread around that stretch of Brighton — mowing on a set week, reaching what the mower cannot, running a sharp edge down walks and drives, carrying off whatever the season sheds. Doing the same yards again and again is how a property gets its shape back: thick turf, clean outlines, corners that stay corners. Nothing about it is complicated, and all of it shows. By the time the light leaves the canal, another row of Brighton lawns is squared away.