Toward the north end of Marcy the houses thin out into farm fields, and the first snow of the year usually shows up there before it bothers the valley floor. Wickham's Lawn and Landscape is set for it — plowing drives, clearing walks, spreading salt on the ice that forms where wind scours a lane bare. The warm months bring mowing, trimming, edging and the cleanups that bookend a growing season. Open country means big yards and long driveways, and both take a little more time to do properly. Doing them properly is the whole point of showing up.