From the ridge in the Middlesex Fells, Medford lays out below in slate roofs and bare oak, and in winter that view arrives with weather already on it. Barrett Tree Service East works both halves of that year: plowing and shoveling driveways, clearing walks and steps, laying down de-icer before the afternoon melt turns to glass at dusk — then mowing, trimming and cleanups once the ground softens again. Winter work here is a night job, done by headlight so a car can back out at seven without a second thought. Summer work is a daylight one, the mower's line held straight across a yard that runs uphill. Same streets, same houses, two entirely different kinds of quiet.