There is a certain October light on Androscoggin Lake, low and hard across the water, that makes a freshly mowed yard look like felt. Richard Sand & Gravel, LLC keeps lawns in that country — properties off the gravel roads toward Allen Pond, cut on a set schedule, trimmed at the posts, edged where grass meets the drive. Mowing in Leeds means reading the ground: working around ledge and apple trees, knowing which low corner stays soft for two days after rain. Cleanups bookend the season, clearing whatever winter and the maples leave behind. Plain ground, well kept, right through the summer.