In summer the Mohawk Valley holds its fog until mid-morning, a soft white lying along the river until the sun clears the valley wall and burns it off. That is the hour Clark's Lawn Care and Landscaping is already out, mowing while the grass is still cool and the ground still gives underfoot. Village lots near Fulmer Creek, the longer yards running out toward the Herkimer line — each one gets mowed, edged and trimmed until the shape of the property comes back. The best part is the last pass along a walk, where the border goes sharp enough to read from the road. Landscaping and cleanup work fill the afternoons, and by evening a yard that had gone shaggy looks looked-after again.