November comes early to the flats around Saint Charles, where the marshes downstream fill with geese and the whole valley seems to be packing up at once. Teton Lawn Care spends those weeks on last cuts and cleanups, raking down the beds, clearing leaves off lawns and hauling the season away before the ground goes hard. The rest of the year runs on mowing and trimming, the ordinary weekly attention that keeps a wide valley yard from looking like a field. Flat land and low light show every line, so the passes are laid down with some care and the edges finished by hand. It is unshowy work in a small town, and there is honest pleasure in leaving a place tidy for the winter.