When the wind swings northwest off Lake Michigan the snow comes in bands you can watch arrive — the far ridge going white, then the road, then everything. Skyline Property Maintenance runs ahead of it in the dark, plowing drives and lots across Bear Creek Township and clearing the walks so the day can begin on time. Little beats pulling out at first light with black pavement behind you and a tidy berm at the edge. In the green months the same properties are mowed, trimmed and cleaned up on a regular round. One township, all year, kept passable and kept sharp.