October changes the job in Howard. The oaks and sweetgums let go all at once, the road dust finally settles on the red clay, and a lawn that spent July fighting the heat is ready to be looked after again. McClaras bearcat lawn care mows it low and even, runs the trimmer around the porch piers and the bed edges, then clears the leaves off the grass and out of the drive. There is real satisfaction in the last pass, when the yard is bare and tidy and the color in the trees is the only thing left going on. Then the truck rolls to the next one.