First light in Thomaston comes over the ridge toward Black Rock and finds the mist still sitting low on the ponds. Malione Lawn Care LLC starts the route about then — mowing, string trimming, edging along drives and walks, and cleanups when the season flips. Hillside lots here run in terraces and awkward corners, and the trick is making the cut look effortless anyway. By mid-morning a yard that was shaggy is striped and squared, clippings blown off the concrete, and the truck is two streets over. Steady work, one lawn at a time, in a town that sits well on its hills.