Morning comes up off the Susquehanna flats as fog, and it has usually burned away by the time the first mower starts. C&A Lawncare keeps lawns around Oneonta on a regular rotation — mowing, string trimming along fences and foundations, edging the walks, and clearing the beds in spring and again in fall. Down near the river the ground stays soft and the grass runs hard through July; up on the hill roads it dries faster and wants a higher blade. Knowing which yard is which is most of the job. The payoff is small and real — a straight line at the edge of the drive, a lawn that plainly looks after itself because somebody looks after it.