Red is the local color at both ends of the day: the rock west of the city catching first light, and the whole sky over the plains going to embers at night. In between, Rojo Lawn Services works the yards of Cimarron Hills — mowing, string trimming, edging along walks and drives, and clearing out whatever the season has left behind. Lawns here sit on sandy, reddish ground that drains fast and forgives nothing, so a steady cutting rhythm matters more than any one heroic afternoon. The measure of a good day is a row of houses that all look tended, borders clean, nothing scattered across the concrete. Then the light turns and the tools go back in the truck.