Most mornings fog lies on Conesus Lake until the sun clears the east hills, and that's about when the mowers start up in Livonia. Cooks Lawnmowing & Landscaping cuts lawns on the slopes above the north shore and along the roads climbing out of Lakeville — mowing, string trimming, edging, and a clean blow-off so nothing is left on the walk. The landscaping side shapes what's around the grass: beds recut, mulch laid, shrubs pruned back to something that suits the house. There's honest pleasure in a straight stripe and in the sharp line where lawn meets driveway. By evening the lake goes glassy and the yards above it look like someone was paying attention. Someone was.