East and west of Albion the fields go black and flat, and there is nothing between them and the wind but a fence line. Veterans Pride Tree and Lawn LLC works that open country — lawns mowed and trimmed through the growing months, leaves gathered in fall before the first hard blow scatters them into the hedges. Winter turns the same roads into plow routes: driveways opened, walkways cleared, the path to the front door made passable again while it is still dark. There is pride in arriving before anyone has to ask, and in leaving a property that looks squared away from the road. Open ground, steady hands, the whole calendar.