The first hard frost usually shows on the hillsides toward Waverly before it ever reaches the valley floor, and that is the signal — mowers get their last run, plows come forward. Toby's Landscaping carries the year both ways: mowing, trimming, mulching and cleanups while things grow, then plowing and shoveling drives and walks once the storms start tracking down the valley. A cleared driveway at six in the morning is a small gift to whoever has to be somewhere at seven. It is unglamorous work and it is the difference between a normal day and a hard one. Sayre, Athens, South Waverly and Litchfield are all on the route.