Autumn in Pontiac hangs over the Vermilion River, where the swinging footbridges sway a little underfoot and the sycamores let go all at once. Beckers Lawn Care & Landscaping, LLC works that turn out of the yards it tends, mowing and edging while the grass still grows, then clearing the leaf fall so the turf goes into the cold breathing. Landscape beds get their shape reset before the ground hardens for good. Once the first storm arrives, the work becomes plowing drives and lots, clearing walks, and spreading salt across the slick patches river fog leaves behind. Two seasons of care, one property at a time, across town and the country roads beyond it.