Early on a Cairo morning the fog sits in the bend of Catskill Creek and the Blackhead peaks come out of it slowly, like they're deciding whether to. Brayman Lawn Care is already moving by then — mowing, trimming and edging the yards that step down from the mountain road toward the water. Lawns in the mountain shadow grow uneven, damp on one side and sun-baked on the other, and cutting them well means reading both. Spring and fall cleanups clear the runoff litter and then the heavy Catskill leaf drop. By mid-morning the fog lifts and the yard is standing there clipped and clean, the range behind it.