By late April the sleds are up on stands, the trail corridors north of Newport have gone soft and green, and the shop's attention moves outdoors. Al's Snowmobile Parts & Services keeps grass cut through the warm half of the year — mowing, trimming, edging and cleanups at either end of the warm months, on yards around the city and out toward Newport Center. Anyone who works through a Kingdom winter learns exactly what a summer is worth and spends it accordingly. There is something satisfying about a machine put away clean and a lawn left the same way: clippings blown off the walk, lines running true. The light lasts until nearly nine here in June, and so can the work.