By evening the water at Heyburn Lake goes still and the post oaks along the shore stop moving, and that is about when the day's mowing is finished and the last of the clippings has been cleared off the drive. Lacy Lawncare works the cabins, camp roads and yards tucked into these Creek County cross timbers, where sandy soil, oak shade and lake humidity all argue with a lawn at once. The routine is mowing, trimming around the trees and dock paths, edging a firm line where gravel meets turf, and treating the weeds that come up thick after a warm rain. In late October the blackjack leaves come down in a hurry and raking season starts in earnest. A yard above the water that reads as kept — open, even, ready for whoever drives out for the weekend — makes the whole lake road look better.