The Paulins Kill winds through Lafayette past the old mill, and the fields on either side of it hold that Sussex County light — long, gold, and gone early once September comes on. Auburn Sky Landscaping keeps the lawns and grounds of the township on a steady cycle: mowing, trimming, edging, and the cleanups that bracket the growing season at both ends. Rural properties give you room to work and nowhere to hide a sloppy line, since a lawn out here is usually seen from a good distance off. There is something satisfying about the last cut of October — the mower shut off, the grass short and settled, the hills going brown behind it. That is the year put away properly.