In October the elms along the older Alamosa blocks go bronze, the nights turn hard, and sandhill cranes come down over the valley in ragged lines you hear before you see. Lucas Tree Services works the tail of the season then, final mowings, trimming, edging, leaf and debris cleanup, clearing the ground before the weather closes it. When it does close, the same crew turns to snow: drives and lots plowed, walkways shoveled, ice broken up at entries and steps. Storms out here are less about depth than about wind and cold, so an opened driveway sometimes needs opening twice. Either way the yard goes into winter tidy and comes out of it the same.