Late-day thunder builds over the ridges west of Veteran, and the fields go that hard bright green that only shows right before rain. Verdant Lawn works the hours around it — mowing, trimming and edging, keeping beds and borders clear so a property reads sharp from the road. Country lawns here run into hayfield at the edges, and a good part of the craft is deciding exactly where the lawn ends. Storms pass through this corner of Chemung County fast; the grass takes what it wants and puts on another inch by Thursday. Then it's back around for the next pass.