North of Bloomington-Normal the land flattens out and Hudson takes the full width of the sky. In January the wind crosses Lake Bloomington and finds every driveway in the village, which is why the plow lights are moving here while the houses are still dark — the aim is a drive cleared and salted before the first coffee is poured. By May those same routes turn green, and Augusta Lawn Care of Bloomington trades the blade for the mower: straight passes, tidy edges along the walks, clippings kept off the pavement. There is real satisfaction in a Money Creek Township yard that reads as cared for from the road. Snow removal through the cold months, lawn care through the growing ones, for Hudson and the towns close by.