By June the plains around Ault run green under the center pivots, and in town the sprinklers tick through an evening that stays light until nearly nine. Pro Lawn & Landscaping keeps the mowing on schedule through that long stretch — cutting, string-trimming the fence lines and tree rings, edging walks so the concrete shows a clean line. High-plains grass grows in fits: fast after a rain, slow through the dry weeks, and it responds to attention rather than a calendar. Then October arrives with a cold front, the leaves come down all at once, and the cleanup work follows. A lawn striped and squared with the whole Front Range standing behind it looks like summer doing its job.