West of town, out where Baker Creek Road starts to climb, you can watch an April shower cross the valley floor before it ever reaches you. Maben Landscaping plans the week around that view — mow the high open lots while the band is still miles off, then work the sheltered yards when the grass is beaded and heavy. Wet ground asks for a lighter pass and a slower turn, and the reward is a cut with no scuffs and no ruts once the sun comes back through. Trimming follows the fence lines and the mailbox posts; the edges get their line; the walks get cleared. By evening the hills are steaming and the lawns below them are striped and quiet.