March in Townsend is thaw and mud, Vinton Pond going gray at its edges, and everyone waiting on the first cut. Morrison Tree and Landscape Service starts right there — spring cleanup, then mowing, trimming and edging straight through to the fall leaf haul. On the far end of the calendar the plows head out at dusk, opening driveways, clearing walks, spreading sand or salt on what would otherwise freeze hard overnight. There is a good feeling in finishing a route while the sky still holds a little light and the whole street is passable. Townsend keeps both kinds of days, so the work does too.