First light on Southington's north end comes over the Metacomet ridge and lands on the fields toward the Berlin line before it reaches anywhere else in town. Northend Lawn & Landscape LLC is usually already moving by then, with mowing, trimming, edging, mulch and cleanups in the warm months and plowing, shoveling and salting driveways, lots and walkways in the cold ones. There is a rhythm to running a route in order, property by property, and finishing before the day has properly started. A well-kept front yard changes how a street reads, and so does a driveway cleared to the asphalt after eight inches. Both are worth getting up for.