The Roeliff Jansen Kill threads through Ancram past hayfields and stone walls laid up long before anyone here thought about lawns. Properties run big in this corner of Columbia County, and the mowing gets measured in acres rather than squares — AMH Landscaping takes it on with mowing, trimming, landscape work and seasonal cleanups. Then winter comes in sideways off the Taconic hills, and those same driveways need opening before the school bus makes its run. A long farm drive pushed clean end to end, wall to wall, is a satisfying piece of work to finish in the dark. Ancram is generous to people who do not mind either kind of weather.