Morning fog sits low on the Susquehanna at Harpursville and burns off up the hillsides an hour later, leaving the grass steaming. Lawns on this ground are all slope and shade, so mowing takes a plan: even passes, careful lines on the banks, trimming close along walls and posts, and edging where a drive meets the turf. Spring cleanup pulls out whatever the river valley's winter left behind; autumn cleanup takes the leaves down before the first hard freeze. Beds get weeded and shrubs get shaped, so a place reads as kept rather than merely cut. This hill country rewards steady hands and a regular schedule.