October is the long exhale in middle Georgia. Pecan leaves come down in a slow yellow rain over the streets near Houston Lake, the mornings finally carry a little edge, and the grass eases off its summer sprint. Sanderscapes Landscaping meets that turn with the last good mows of the year, edging that stays crisp longer now, and leaf removal that clears beds, gutlines and lawn alike. There is something plain and good about a raked yard on a cool afternoon, everything put away, the shape of the place visible again. It is the season that pays back all the cutting that came before it.