By mid-October the Middle River runs under a ceiling of yellow, and every lawn in Stafford is buried an inch deep by Friday. Cleanup season has its own pleasure: rake, blow, haul, and then stand back at a yard that looks the way it did in September. The rest of the year is mowing and trimming on a rhythm — grass kept even, borders held tight, the shaggy places brought back into line. Fitzpatrick Landscaping does that work around Stafford and the towns along its borders. A well-kept lawn is a quiet kind of welcome, and it is worth the passes it takes.