Above the old mill blocks the streets climb hard, and by evening the light runs long and low across the hillside pastures at Osbornedale. EMP Pinto-S Landscaping works those upper neighborhoods and the flats below them — mowing, string trimming, bed edging, mulch, and cleanup work as the seasons turn over. A sloping lawn is a different animal than a level one; it asks for patient lines and a clean finish at every retaining wall. The best part of the day is the walk back to the truck, looking at a yard that suddenly has shape to it. Spring wakes early down in the valley, so the cutting season opens here while the ridges are still gray.