October in Sterling Heights arrives as color first — maples along the subdivision streets letting go, the Clinton River carrying the leaves east toward Lake St. Clair. It is the hinge of the year here, when lawn care finishes strong and the winter list gets written on the back of an envelope. Watson's Landscaping keeps a lawn even and edged through the growing months, then answers the cold end of the calendar with snow removal: drives opened, walks cleared, the path to the mailbox honest again. This is a town of straight streets and squared-off yards, and the job is to keep that geometry visible whether it is under grass or under six inches of white. Neighbors a few mile roads over get the same attention.