East of Fountain the land lifts into low bluffs and mesa edges, and by October the wind comes across them with a rasp in it that says the first snow is nearer than the calendar admits. Skyline Mesa Landscaping LLC works both halves of that turning year: through the warm months it is mowing, trimming, edging and seasonal cleanups, pulling out everything the wind and the summer piled into the corners; after the turn it is plowing driveways and lots, shoveling walks, and opening the paths people actually use. High-plains light is unforgiving — it finds every ragged edge and every missed strip — so the work is done to stand up under it. There is real pride in pulling away from a property that looks composed against all that open sky. And in a winter month, in getting there before anybody has to wonder whether they can leave.