There is an hour in February, well before light, when Easton is completely silent except for a plow working somewhere off toward Ames Long Pond. Berndt's Lawn Care keeps that hour — pushing driveways open, clearing walks, so the first person out the door in the morning finds nothing in the way. When the ice goes out and the ground firms up, the same trucks come back with mowers, and the growing season runs long here, well past the first frost. A tidy lawn and a clear drive are the same promise made in two different months. Easton weather does not negotiate; the schedule just bends around it.