West of Cortez the country flattens into pinyon and juniper and keeps going toward the Four Corners, where the light stretches long and the horizon holds nothing but sage. Sprinkler Pros keeps lawns green against that dry backdrop, mowing, string trimming, edging, feeding, and pushing back on the weeds that flourish wherever water is scarce. Aeration lets what water there is get down to where it does some good. When the year turns, the work turns with it: plowing drives, clearing walks, and treating the ice that forms overnight and hides in the shade past noon. A green yard in the high desert and a bare driveway in a storm are both, honestly, small acts of stubbornness worth being proud of.