East of Lincoln the country climbs toward the Talladega ridges, and in October the hardwoods up there go copper. Curlee Land Services LLC mows and trims the yards below them, keeping cut ground clean where pasture and pine crowd close. Talladega County grass runs long and hard through the summer, and a weekly pass is what keeps it in hand. Trimming squares up the fencelines and the corners; blowing takes the drive down to bare gravel or concrete. Fall cleanups clear the leaves before winter packs them into the turf. Big country, tidy yards — the contrast is the pleasure of it.