On a January morning the Chemung runs black between white banks and the fog sits on the water until nine. Elwoods Lawn Care and Pressure Washing is already out by then, pushing driveways and lots open in Sayre so the first car of the day rolls out without a second thought. Come April the same routes turn green and the work becomes mowing, trimming and keeping the borders tight from the first flush of growth to the last cut in October. Winter here arrives in bands off the ridges and can drop four inches while the kettle boils. Both halves of the year get the same attention across Sayre, Athens, South Waverly and the roads out toward Milan.