There is a particular morning in the Bishops Corner end of West Hartford when an overnight storm has glazed everything and Albany Avenue comes up blue and glassy under a hard sky. B&M Tree Service, LLC is already working it — plow blade down on the drives, sand and salt going onto the walks where ice has welded itself to concrete, the crossing from front door to car opened wide enough for somebody carrying groceries. Winter on this side of the valley likes to arrive as rain and leave as ice, and that turn is exactly the moment properties need someone paying attention. The crew clears, treats, and comes back when the wind fills the runs back in. The measure of the job is simple: no one slips, no one gets stuck, and the day goes on as planned.