Get out your rakes. It’s leaf collecting season.

While the peak period has passed for some parts of the region, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be a leafer over the next two weeks.

Photo by benbalter The D.C. Department of Public Works began its fall leaf collection period this week, so if you’ve got a lot of leaves to deal with around your house, it’s worth a reminder how this works. First things first, head to http://leaf.dcgis.dc.gov/ and search for your address on the DPW leaf collection status map. The map will return a list of of scheduled leaf collection periods for your area. Take a note…