Late August in Erwin: the hollows hold their shade until noon, the back yards run uphill to the treeline, and the grass keeps coming until the first hard cold. JB Lawn Service mows through all of it around Painted Post — steady rotations, trimming tight along posts and stone, edging where turf spills onto the drive. Cut grass on a warm afternoon is one of the better smells this county makes. Cleanups in spring and fall handle the rest of it: what the wind brings down, what winter leaves behind. Corning, Gang Mills, Riverside and Addison sit on the same loop.