By late October, Long Run Creek is running clear and cold and the hardwoods let go all week long, which in this village means yards buried under leaves with a first frost already on the schedule. Bernat Landscaping works both ends of that year: mowing, trimming, edging and landscaping while things grow, then snow plowing and clearing once they stop. Autumn is the hinge here — get the cleanup right and winter comes easy, skip it and spring shows every leaf you left behind. We would rather put in the hard week in November. By the time the first storm crosses the village, we are already on the same drives we swept.