March in Salina is half thaw and half relapse — the lake outlet running high toward the Seneca River one week, a fresh eight inches on the driveway the next. Pats Landscaping & Snowplowing keeps a foot in both, plowing and clearing through the storms and then swinging into cleanups, mowing and landscape work the moment the ground firms up. December work is measured in how fast an entrance reopens; June work is measured in a clean line along the walk. Doing both means knowing the same properties in every mood they have. It is a full year of showing up, and the results speak plainly from the curb.