By October the hickories turn gold above Mountain Home and the yards begin filling faster than any wind can carry them off. Spring Lake Lawn Care carries a property through that turn, mowing and trimming while the grass is still growing, then moving to leaf cleanup and hauling once it finally stops. Edging keeps the walks defined even as everything else goes brown, and a raked yard under bare trees has a neatness all its own. The last cut of the fall is a quiet one, made in short light with the mower running cold. It holds the shape of the place until spring comes back around.