Where the Charles widens into Populatic Pond, Franklin gets a stretch of water that looks like it belongs farther north — flat light in the morning, mist lifting off the surface, the whole thing frozen and silent by January. Netzero Home Care LLC works the yards and drives on that side of town in both conditions. Warm weather is mowing on a steady week, trimming, edging and the seasonal cleanups; cold weather is plowing, clearing driveways and shoveling walkways, with salt where shade holds ice past noon. Getting there before anyone has to ask is most of the job. A tidy lawn in July and an open driveway in February are the same idea wearing different weather.