The Grasse River loops slow through Madrid, and the country around it lies flat enough that you can watch an entire afternoon of weather cross the fields toward you. Seaway Valley Lawn Care mows, trims and keeps lawns up through the North Country summer — a short season, green and generous while it lasts. Between the dairy farms and the river bends the yards run wide out here, and a fresh cut shows from a long way off. St. Lawrence County waits a long time for June, so it seems only right to make the most of every week of it. Madrid, Norfolk, Potsdam, Waddington and Massena are the neighborhood.