Dew hangs on the creek flats until nearly nine, and the first cut of the day waits for it to burn off. SJ's Lawn Care runs its Catskill route on that clock — mowing, string-trimming the tight corners, edging the walks and drives, keeping beds clear, handling the cleanups as the season opens and closes. Let the grass dry and the cut comes out clean, the clippings scatter instead of clumping, and the lawn holds its color deep into the week. Little decisions like that are most of the craft. By late morning the mist is off the water and another yard is finished behind them.