October arrives in Owosso out of the northwest, and the maples over the old streets let go nearly all at once, so a lawn raked at noon is buried again by supper. ralstons lawn care works straight into that — leaves gathered off the grass and out of the fence corners and the window wells, hauled away instead of pushed to the curb to blow back. Earlier in the year it's the steady part of the calendar: mowing on schedule, trimming the strip along the walk, edging the drive, sweeping the hard surfaces before the truck pulls out. There's something plainly good about a yard put to bed properly, cut short and clear, ready for the first hard frost to come across the county. When the ground thaws again the same yard gets opened back up, and the year starts over on a clean sheet.