Why is it a price? It sounds delightful. Oh, I remember now you were waking them up. We just leave ours. It’s part of the Ambiance of living in the country. And fertilizes the soil for next year. Is that enough rationalizing? :-)
We have to rake them up because of the problem they would represent if we had a fire.
May mean the difference between your home burning or not.
Believe me we would love to leave for a bed against mud but....