East of town toward Williamsburg the fields open up, and November lays a grey light over everything ahead of the first real storm. Lesley's Outdoor Maintenance Company runs the whole calendar out there — mowing, trimming and edging, cleanups with the leaves hauled clear, then snow plowed, walks shoveled and ice treated straight through winter. Maintenance is a word that means showing up on schedule whether or not anything dramatic is happening. Corners kept crisp, a walkway you could cross in slippers, a drive that never gets the chance to pack down into ice. Undramatic work, and completely noticeable the moment it stops.