At three in the morning along the M-59 corridor the parking lots are empty and enormous, and that is exactly when they have to be cleared. Exterior Image Landscaping runs the snow side of the calendar in Rochester Hills — plowing lots and drives, opening walks and entryways, and putting down salt before the melt-and-refreeze turns a smooth surface into glass. The storms that reach Oakland County often arrive as a long, patient overnight fall rather than a single dramatic hour, which means stacking, returning, and stacking again. By the time headlights start moving on the boulevard, the pavement is already black. Nobody sees the night that made that possible, which is fine.