The sun has to climb over Mansfield before it reaches Cambridge, so mornings here begin in blue shade and then warm up in a hurry. Greg Smithers Landscaping & Painting mows the river flats along the Lamoille and the yards running up toward Pleasant Valley, trimming tight to posts and stonework and edging the walks so they read straight from the road. Mulch goes into the beds in late spring, when the covered bridges are still cool in the mornings and the water is loud under them. Leaf cleanup fills the weeks after the Notch road closes for the year, and a spring cleanup starts the whole cycle over. A lawn cut level against those mountains is a satisfying piece of work.