Some mornings the fog lies low on the flats south of Collins and burns off in a single hour, leaving grass that has been drinking all night. Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. keeps lawns cut, trimmed and tidy across this stretch of sand-and-gravel country, where the ground drains fast and the turf asks for a steady hand. Mowing on a rhythm, string-trimming the fencelines, hauling off what the season drops — plain work, done all the way into the corners. By the time the sun clears the treeline the yards look settled, which is the whole point of doing it. Collins gives back what you put into it, an acre at a time.