Out at Farmers Korner the valley opens and the wind gets a running start, drifting stretches of Highway 9 shut that the town never sees. G&G Services runs snow plowing, driveway and lot clearing, shoveling and sanding through winter, then mowing, trimming, cleanups and yard maintenance once the ground turns green. Open country loads differently than a tree-lined street: you can clear a drive at midnight and find it filled by a wind that never dropped a fresh flake. So the plowing is done with the drift in mind, and the route gets run again. Summer out here is short, bright and wide, and a cut lawn against all that sage and sky is a good thing to leave behind you.