Troy sits right under Monadnock's southern shoulder, close enough that the mountain sets both the weather and the light. Troy Powersports keeps lawns going in that shadow — mowing, trimming, edging along walks and drives, hedges kept in shape, mulch worked into the beds. The ground holds cold late up here, so the first cut waits for the real thing and the last one comes low, just ahead of the final leaf drop. Seed goes into the worn strip by the mailbox and the thin ground under the old maples. From the village common out to the ponds beyond it, the work leaves a straight edge and a swept walk.