Bradford's growing season is short and it wastes no time — by mid-June the grass along the Tunungwant is coming in faster than anyone can keep ahead of. Adam's Lawn Services keeps the schedule anyway, week after week, mowing and trimming while the valley is at its greenest and the evenings hold light until nine. Edges get cut where lawn meets drive, beds get cleared, and clippings get dealt with instead of left in windrows. In spring there is a long winter's worth of branches and grit to rake out; in autumn the leaves come down off the hillsides all at once. The through-line is steady attention, given on time.