Early May mornings here arrive with dew on everything and a mockingbird already at it, and the grass is a week ahead of the last cut. Whites lawn care runs the weekly round then — mowing before the heat, going after the corners the deck cannot reach, edging the walk, and picking up what the mower left at the curb. Northeast Oklahoma spring is generous and impatient at the same time, so a yard skipped once will say so. Keeping the same day each week is what holds a lawn even. By the time the sun clears the treeline the yard is cut and the street is quiet again.