West of the village center the land rolls off toward Woodbury and Southbury in long green folds, and late-August evenings up there turn gold around seven o'clock. Yordon Services keeps Middlebury lawns in that light — mowed on a regular turn, trimmed around trees and foundations, edged where grass meets pavement and bed. Yards here sit among old trees and older stone, which means slow corners and careful passes rather than speed. The measure of the work is simple: stand at the road afterward and see whether the whole thing reads even. When it does, it is time to load up and go.