From Halibut Point the water runs on until it turns into weather, and whatever is coming reaches Rockport first. Steve's Landscaping Inc works both ends of that: mowing, edging, trimming and seasonal cleanups while the ground is soft, plowing and sanding once it isn't. Summer is short and bright here — beds mulched, borders shaped, lawns held tight against the salt haze. Winter is longer and asks for headlights and patience, driveways opened before dawn and widened again after the town plow goes by. The twin lights out on Thacher blink through both halves of the year, which is about the right pace for the work.